Birding to the SOUTH

Madagascar with almost 300 spicies of bird, of which 220 breed on the island. Half of the breeding bird are encemic and cannot found no elswhere in the world, that makes a highlight of the point to travel and make a tour specifically on bird.

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Madagascar

Proposal itinerary :

 

  • MANTADIA, and Analamazaotra
  • Unexploited area called Mahatsinjo
  • Ranomafana a birding area down the South
  • Endemic species of ISALO
  • ZOMBITSA forest
  • RENIALA Forest
  • 17 Days tour
  •  Local flight from TULEAR to TANA
  • Private 4WD
  • Easy access to the PARK
  • Vit of rainy forest
  • ZEBU cart to spot endemic bird in Reniala
  • There is other 300 species that breed in Madagascar so the will spot the more possible starting from Andasibe untill the bottom of TULEAR
  • 220 Endemical Malagasy bird, where it is possible to spot thehalf of it, as aminimum of check list.

PRICE : 1150 Euro /person

Minimum 4 persons

1140 km

2 Hours

Easy

Pick up at the Airport of Antananarivo the capitol of Madagascar, and then drop straight to the hotel. (a proposal city tour, can be afford depending on the arrival time),

Heading to Andasibe in a earlier departure, the drive may take 90km in total.Overnight at Vakona.

Within the Ananalamazaotra reserve will start the birding tour.

Birds list : Madagascar crested Ibis, Madagascar Buzzard, Madagascar turtle Dove, lesser Vasa Parrot, greater Vasa Parrot, Madagascar lesser Cuckoo, blue Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Madagascar Scops Owl, Madagascar Long-eared Owl, Madagascar Kingfisher, Madagascar Flufftail, Broad-billed Roller, Rufous-headed Ground Roller, Madagascar Cuckoo Roller, Common Sunbird Asity, Madagascar Cuckooshrike, Ward’s Flycatcher, Red-tailed Vanga, Chabert’s Vanga, Madagascar Blue Vanga, Nuthatch Vanga,Hook-billed Vanga, Madagascar Starling, Madagascar Magpie Robin, Malagasy Stonechat, Long-billed Tetraka, Spectacled Tetraka, Madagascar Brush Warbler, Dark Newtonia, Common Newtonia, Common Jery, Green Jery, Stripe-throated Jery, White-throated Oxylabes, Madagascar Wagtail, Nelicourvi Weaver, Madagascar Red Foudi, Forest Foudi, Madagascar Green Sunbird, Brown Emutail

Still in the city of ANDASIBE, in the wild ohere are the bird list which is waitting for us

Birds list : Little Grebe, White-throated rail, Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift, Short-legged Ground Roller, Scaly Ground Roller, Pitta-like Ground Roller, Cryptic Tetraka, White-headed Vanga, Tylas

Earlier Depatrure in Antananarivo to reach TSINJOARIVO, the castel of the queen RANAVALONA, overnight at a bungalows of tsinjoarivo.

 

 

Early drive to reahc Mahatsinjotown, where our expedition will start after lunch within the primary forest of SADABE. Night will be uner tent.

Birds list:

Falcon  Newtonia (Madagascar Kestrel)

Madagascar FODY (Fodia Madagascariensis)

Collared nightjar (Gactornis Enarratus)

Wedge tailed tetraka (Hartetula flavoviridis)

Nuthatch VANGA (Hypositta Corallirostris)

Madagascar BULBUL (HYPSIPETES MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Chabert`s VANGA (LEPTOPTERUS CHABERT)

Cuckoo Roller (LEPTOSOMUS DISCOLOR)

MADAGASCAR crested IBIS (LOPHOTIBIS CRISTITA)

MADAGASCAR Partridge (MARGAROPEDIX MADAGASCARIENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Wood Rail (MENTOCREX KIOLOIDES)

Olive Bees Eater (MEROPOS SUPERCILIOSUS)

Yellow Billed KITE (MILVUS OEGYPTIUS)

MADAGASCAR Lark (MIRAFRA HOVA)

Forest Rock Thrush (MONTICOLA SHARPEI)

MADAGASCAR Wagtail (MOTACILLA FLAVIVENTIS)

Crossley´Bablbler (MYSTACORNIS CROSSLEY)

Common Sunbird ASITY (NEODREPANIS CORUNSCANS)

Yellow Bellied Sunbird Asity (NEODREPANIS HYPOXANTHA)

France´s Sparrowhawk (ACCIPITER FRANCESIAE)

Henst´s Goshawk (ACCIPITER HENSTII)

MADAGASCAR Sparrowhawk (ACCIPITER MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Common Mynah (ACRIDOTHERES TRITIS)

Grey Head Lover Bird (AGAPORNIS CANUS)

MADAGASCAR Kingfisher (ALCEDO VINTSOIDES)

Madagascar Blue PIGEON (ALECTROENAS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Grassbird (AMPHILAIS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Red Billed TEAL (ANAS ERYTHRORHYNCA)

Miller´s DUCK (ARIAS MELLEN)

MADAGASCAR Black SWIFT (APUS BALSTONI)

Alpine Swift (APUS MELBA)

Great White Egreat (ADREA ALBA)

Purple Heron (ARDEA PURPUREA)

Squacco Heron (ARDEOLA RALLOIDES)

White Headed Vanga (ARTAMELLA VIRDIS)

AFRICAN Marsh Owl (ASIO CAPENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Long Eared OWL (ASIO MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Rufous Head Ground ROLLER (ATELORNIS PITTOIDES)

MADAGASCAR Buzzard (BUTEO BRACHYPTERUS)

Long Billed Greenbull (BERNERIA MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Shrot Legged Ground Roller (BRACHYPTERACIAS LEPTOSOMUS)

Cattle Egreat (BUBULCUS IBIS)

Dark Newtonia (NEWTONIA BRUNNEICAUDA)

Helmeted Guineafowl (NUMIDA MELEAGRIS)

MADAGASCAR Scops Owl (OTUSRUTILUS)

White throated Oxylabes (OXYLABES MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Mascaren Martin (PHEDINA BORBONICA)

MADaGASCAR HarrierHawk (POLYBORODES RADIATUS)

WARD´s Flycatcher (PSEUDOBIAS WARDI)

RAND´s Warbler (RANDIA PSEUDOZOSTEROPS)

RIPARIA PALUDICOLA

MADAGASCAR Flufftail (SAROTHURA INSULARIS)

MADAGASCAR Stonechat (SAXICOLA SIBILLA)

Rufous Vanga (SCHETBA RUFA)

Hammerkop (SCOPUS UMBRETTA)

MADAGASCAR Grebe (TACHYBAPTUS PELZELNII)

Paradise Flycatcher (TERPSIPHONE MUTATA)

MADAGASCAR Green Pigeon (TRERON AUSTRATIS)

MADAGASCAR Button Quail (TURNIX NIGROCOLLIS)

Tylas Vanga (TYLAS EDUARDI)

Barn OWL (TYTO ALBA)

MADAGASCAR Red Owl (TYTO SOUMAGNEI)

Hook Billed Vanga (VANGA CURVIROSTRIS)

Grey Crowned Greenbull (XANTHORMIXIS CINEREICAPS)

POLLEN´s Vanga (XENOPIROSTRIS POLLENI)

MADAGASCAR Mannikin Munia (LEPIDOPYGIA NANA)

MADAGASCAR Spine Tailed Swift (ZOONAVENA GRANDIDIERI)

MADAGASCAR White EYE (ZOSTEROPOS MADERASPOTANUIS)

Green Backed Heron (BUTORIDES STRIATA)

Red Tailled Vanga (CALICALUS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Coucal (CENTROPUS TOLOU)

Common Ringed Plover (CHARADRIUS HIATICULA)

MADAGASCAR Green Sunbird (CINNYIIS NOTATUS)

Souimanga Sunbird (CINNYRIS SOUIMANGA)

MADAGASCAR Cisticola (CISTICOLA CHERINA)

MADAGASCAR Magpie ROBIN (COPSYCHUS ALBOSPEULARIS)

Cuckoo Shrike (CORANICA CINEREA)

Greater Nigra Parrot (CORACOPSIS NIGRA)

Greater VAZA Parrot (CORACOPSIS VAZA)

MADAGASCAR Pigmy Kingfisher (CORYTHORNIS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Common Quail (COTUMIX COTUMIX)

Yellow Brown OXYLABES (CROSSLEYA XANTHOPHRYS)

Blue COUA (COUA CAERULEA)

Red Fronted Coua (COUA REYNAUDII)

Cryptic Warbler (CRYPTOSYLVICOLA RANDRIANASOLO)

MADAGASCAR Lesser Cuckoo (CUCULUS ROCHI)

Blue Vanga (CYANOLANIUS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

African Palm Swift (CYPSIURUS PARVUS)

Crested Drongo (DICRURUS FORFICATUS)

Brown Emutail (DROMAEOCERUS BRUNNEUS)

Dimorphic Egret (EGRETTA DIMORPHA)

Great Egret (ARDEA ALBA)

White Throated Rail (RALLUS MADAGASCARIENSIS), Black Winged Kite (ELANUS CAERULEUS), MADAGASCAR Lark (MIRAFRA HOVA),Broad Billed Roller (EURYSTOMUS GLAUCURUS),Peregrine Falcon (FALCO PEREGRINUS)

As the protected primary forest of SADABE is a huge area, we are going to spend one more day to spot aall different bird inside the area.

Birds list:

Falcon  Newtonia (Madagascar Kestrel)

Madagascar FODY (Fodia Madagascariensis)

Collared nightjar (Gactornis Enarratus)

Wedge tailed tetraka (Hartetula flavoviridis)

Nuthatch VANGA (Hypositta Corallirostris)

Madagascar BULBUL (HYPSIPETES MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Chabert`s VANGA (LEPTOPTERUS CHABERT)

Cuckoo Roller (LEPTOSOMUS DISCOLOR)

MADAGASCAR crested IBIS (LOPHOTIBIS CRISTITA)

MADAGASCAR Partridge (MARGAROPEDIX MADAGASCARIENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Wood Rail (MENTOCREX KIOLOIDES)

Olive Bees Eater (MEROPOS SUPERCILIOSUS)

Yellow Billed KITE (MILVUS OEGYPTIUS)

MADAGASCAR Lark (MIRAFRA HOVA)

Forest Rock Thrush (MONTICOLA SHARPEI)

MADAGASCAR Wagtail (MOTACILLA FLAVIVENTIS)

Crossley´Bablbler (MYSTACORNIS CROSSLEY)

Common Sunbird ASITY (NEODREPANIS CORUNSCANS)

Yellow Bellied Sunbird Asity (NEODREPANIS HYPOXANTHA)

France´s Sparrowhawk (ACCIPITER FRANCESIAE)

Henst´s Goshawk (ACCIPITER HENSTII)

MADAGASCAR Sparrowhawk (ACCIPITER MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Common Mynah (ACRIDOTHERES TRITIS)

Grey Head Lover Bird (AGAPORNIS CANUS)

MADAGASCAR Kingfisher (ALCEDO VINTSOIDES)

Madagascar Blue PIGEON (ALECTROENAS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Grassbird (AMPHILAIS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Red Billed TEAL (ANAS ERYTHRORHYNCA)

Miller´s DUCK (ARIAS MELLEN)

MADAGASCAR Black SWIFT (APUS BALSTONI)

Alpine Swift (APUS MELBA)

Great White Egreat (ADREA ALBA)

Purple Heron (ARDEA PURPUREA)

Squacco Heron (ARDEOLA RALLOIDES)

White Headed Vanga (ARTAMELLA VIRDIS)

AFRICAN Marsh Owl (ASIO CAPENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Long Eared OWL (ASIO MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Rufous Head Ground ROLLER (ATELORNIS PITTOIDES)

MADAGASCAR Buzzard (BUTEO BRACHYPTERUS)

Long Billed Greenbull (BERNERIA MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Shrot Legged Ground Roller (BRACHYPTERACIAS LEPTOSOMUS)

Cattle Egreat (BUBULCUS IBIS)

Dark Newtonia (NEWTONIA BRUNNEICAUDA)

Helmeted Guineafowl (NUMIDA MELEAGRIS)

MADAGASCAR Scops Owl (OTUSRUTILUS)

White throated Oxylabes (OXYLABES MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Mascaren Martin (PHEDINA BORBONICA)

MADaGASCAR HarrierHawk (POLYBORODES RADIATUS)

WARD´s Flycatcher (PSEUDOBIAS WARDI)

RAND´s Warbler (RANDIA PSEUDOZOSTEROPS)

RIPARIA PALUDICOLA

MADAGASCAR Flufftail (SAROTHURA INSULARIS)

MADAGASCAR Stonechat (SAXICOLA SIBILLA)

Rufous Vanga (SCHETBA RUFA)

Hammerkop (SCOPUS UMBRETTA)

MADAGASCAR Grebe (TACHYBAPTUS PELZELNII)

Paradise Flycatcher (TERPSIPHONE MUTATA)

MADAGASCAR Green Pigeon (TRERON AUSTRATIS)

MADAGASCAR Button Quail (TURNIX NIGROCOLLIS)

Tylas Vanga (TYLAS EDUARDI)

Barn OWL (TYTO ALBA)

MADAGASCAR Red Owl (TYTO SOUMAGNEI)

Hook Billed Vanga (VANGA CURVIROSTRIS)

Grey Crowned Greenbull (XANTHORMIXIS CINEREICAPS)

POLLEN´s Vanga (XENOPIROSTRIS POLLENI)

MADAGASCAR Mannikin Munia (LEPIDOPYGIA NANA)

MADAGASCAR Spine Tailed Swift (ZOONAVENA GRANDIDIERI)

MADAGASCAR White EYE (ZOSTEROPOS MADERASPOTANUIS)

Green Backed Heron (BUTORIDES STRIATA)

Red Tailled Vanga (CALICALUS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

MADAGASCAR Coucal (CENTROPUS TOLOU)

Common Ringed Plover (CHARADRIUS HIATICULA)

MADAGASCAR Green Sunbird (CINNYIIS NOTATUS)

Souimanga Sunbird (CINNYRIS SOUIMANGA)

MADAGASCAR Cisticola (CISTICOLA CHERINA)

MADAGASCAR Magpie ROBIN (COPSYCHUS ALBOSPEULARIS)

Cuckoo Shrike (CORANICA CINEREA)

Greater Nigra Parrot (CORACOPSIS NIGRA)

Greater VAZA Parrot (CORACOPSIS VAZA)

MADAGASCAR Pigmy Kingfisher (CORYTHORNIS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Common Quail (COTUMIX COTUMIX)

Yellow Brown OXYLABES (CROSSLEYA XANTHOPHRYS)

Blue COUA (COUA CAERULEA)

Red Fronted Coua (COUA REYNAUDII)

Cryptic Warbler (CRYPTOSYLVICOLA RANDRIANASOLO)

MADAGASCAR Lesser Cuckoo (CUCULUS ROCHI)

Blue Vanga (CYANOLANIUS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

African Palm Swift (CYPSIURUS PARVUS)

Crested Drongo (DICRURUS FORFICATUS)

Brown Emutail (DROMAEOCERUS BRUNNEUS)

Dimorphic Egret (EGRETTA DIMORPHA)

Great Egret (ARDEA ALBA)

White Throated Rail (RALLUS MADAGASCARIENSIS)

Black Winged Kite (ELANUS CAERULEUS), MADAGASCAR Lark (MIRAFRA HOVA),Broad Billed Roller (EURYSTOMUS GLAUCURUS),Peregrine Falcon (FALCO PEREGRINUS)

Headding to the watter town, the town of Antsirabe, where our next visit is waitting for us.

Birds list we can spot on the way:

Cattle egreat, Black heron, Fodia Madagascariensis, Hamerkop, Peregrine Falcon, Stone Chat

Earlier departure to reach the teritory of the Tanala tribes in RANOMAFANA. On the way we will make a stop at Ambositra for a lunch time.

likely Birds to see : Malagasy Stonechat, Long-billed Tetraka, Spectacled Tetraka, Stripe-throated Jery, Common Jery, Madagascar Coucal.

The 10th days will be a visit inside the national parc

Birds in the parc :

, Grey Emutail, Squacco Heron, Yellow-browed Oxylabes,Slender-billed Flufftail, Velvet Asity, Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity,Madagascar Serpent Eagle, Pollen’s Vanga, Pitta-like Ground Roller, Rufous-headed Groung-Roller, Short-legged Ground Roller, Grey-crowned Tetraka, Brown Emutail, Forest Rock-thrush, Tylas Vanga, Black-crowned Night Heron, Madagascar Brush Warbler, Common Newtonia, Madagascar , Common Sunbird Asity, Madagascar Scops Owl, Mascarene Martin, Spine-tailed Swift, Nelicourvi Weaver, Rufous Vanga, Madagascar Turtle Dove, Hook-billed Vanga, White-headed Vanga, Madagascar Mannikin, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Madagascar Bee Eater, Madagascar Wagtail, Madagascar Cuckoo Roller, Brown Mesite, Crossley Vanga, Madagascar Green Sunbird, Stripe-throated Jery, Common Jery, Green Jery, White-throated Oxylabes, Spectacled Tetraka, Long-billed Tetraka, Ward’s Vanga, Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher,, Madagascar White-Eye , Souimanga SunbirdMadagascar Green Pigeon.

Heading to RANOHIRA, at the Bara village, on the way this are the differnt types of birds we might spot:

Reunion Harrier, Black-shouldered Kite (rare species), Pied Crow.

Inside a subdeserd area the species of Bird that listed here are different and some are endemic to the national parc:

 

Littoral rock Trush, Forest Rock Thrush,Bendson rock Trush, Madagascar Kestrel, Madagascar Buttonquail, Madagascar Turtle Dove, Namaqua Dove, African Palm Swift, Madagascar Bee Eater, Broad-billed Roller, Madagascar Hoopoe, Souimanga Sunbird, Madagascar harrier-hawk, knob-billed duck , Madagascan ibis, Grey Head Loverbird, Madagascar Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, Madagascar Partdrige, Paradise Flycatchyers, common Jerry.

The little grebe, Western Cattle Egreat, Yellow billed Kite, Hamerkop, white-faced whistling duck,Madagascar Buzzard

Earlier departure from Ranohira, to reach a reserve called ZOMBITSE where we can find:

Appert’s Tetraka, Giant Coua, White-browed Owl, Red-shouldered Vanga, Madagascar Buzzard, Madagascar Harrier-hawk, Namaqua Dove, Madagascar Blue Pigeon, Greater Vasa Parrot, Grey-headed Lovebird, Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo, Coquerel’s Coua, Crested Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Madagascar Hoppoe, Madagascar Buttonquail, Broad-billed Roller, Madagascar Cuckoo Roller, Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher, Madagascar Crested Drongo, Red-tailed Vanga, Chabert’s Vanga, Blue Vanga, Madagascar Magpie robin, Long-billed Tetraka, Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift, Common Newtonia, Archbold’s Newtonia, Common Jery,

In the Morning heading to the arboretum, a specific reserve of botanical garden, overcroweded of bird of the dry area .

Black-winged Stilt, Ruddy Turnstone, Madagascar Plover, Pied avocet, Common Sandpiper, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Hottentot Teal.

 

The visit and the tour will be earlier in the morning to avoid the hit of the sun, riding on a zebu cart to reach the reserve here are the list of species available:

Red-tailed Vanga,

Madagascar Buzzard,  Madagascar Kestrel, Madagascar Buttonquail, Subdesert Mesite, Common Whimbrel, Common Greenshank, Black-winged Stilt, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Madagascar Plover, Lesser Crested Tern, Madagascar Turtle Dove, Namaqua Dove, Madagascar Green pigeon, Greater Vasa Parrot, Lesser Vasa Parrot, Grey-headed Lovebird,

Madagascar Harrier-hawk,

Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo, Red-fronted Coua, Running Coua, Green-caped Coua, Crested Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Madagascar Nightjar, Madagascar Black Swift, Madagascar Kingfisher, Madagascar Bee Eater, Long-tailed Ground-roller,Madagascar Hopooe, Madagascar Cuckooshrike,  Hook-billed Vanga, Lafresnay’s Vanga,Sickle-billed Vanga,White-headed Vanga, Chabert’s Vanga, Madagascar Magpie Robin, Long-billed Tetraka, Subdesert Brush Warbler, Subdesert Tetraka, Common Newtonia, Archbold’s Newtonia,

Madagascar Red Foudi,

Madagascar Red Foudi,

Common Jery, Madagascar Mannikin, Sakalava Weaver, Madagascar Red Foudi, Madagascar Lark.

 

In the Morning heading to the arboretum, a specific reserve of botanical garden, overcroweded of bird of the dry area .

Black-winged Stilt, Ruddy Turnstone, Madagascar Plover, Pied avocet, Common Sandpiper, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Hottentot Teal.

 

Go back to the starting point, end of the services.

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