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African Darter, Anhinga rufa vulsini, 80 cm. / 35.5 in. COMMON. Lakes, dams and slow-moving rivers; rarely on coastal lagoons or estuaries.
Lake Ravelobe, Madagascar.
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Red Fody, Madagascar Red Fody, Foudia madagascariensis, 13 - 14 cm / 5.12 - 5.5 in. COMMON and widespread ENDEMIC. Open habitats including savanna, scrub, lightly wooded areas, forest edge and towns.
Relais Des Plateau, Antananarivo, Province d'Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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Purple Heron, (Purple), Ardea purpurea madigascariensis, 78 - 85 cm. / 30.71 - 33.46 in. COMMON resident in shallow freshwater habitats with dense marshy vegetation, typically in reed beds.
Lake Ravelobe, Mahajanga, Madagascar.
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Meller's Duck, Anas miller, 55 - 68 cm . / 21.65 - 26.77 in. UUCOMMON. Slightly larger than a Mallard. ENDANGERED ENDEMIC due to loss of habitat. Freshwater marshes, lakes, streams and rivers, particularly in wooded areas
Lac Alarobia, Madagascar.
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Red-billed Duck, Anas erythrorhyncha, 43 - 48 cm. / 16.9 - 18.9 in. COMMON. Open shallow freshwater with emergent vegetation, including lakes, marshes and flooded land.
Lake Alarobia, Madagascar.
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Diagnostic Malagasy Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis bernieri bernieri, 70 - 85 cm. / 27.6 - 33.5 in. RARE and THREATENED regional ENDEMIC. Largely restricted to coastal mudflats, estuaries and mangrove swamps.
Betsikoba Delta, Madagascar.
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African Pygmy-Goose, Nettapus auritus, 30 - 33 cm. / 11.8 - 13 in. COMMON on freshwater with floating vegetation. Habitats include lakes, marshes and slow-flowing rivers; occasionally brackish lakes. Male on the right.
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Lac Amboromalandy, Mahajanga, Madagascar.
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Little Egret (Dimorphic), Egretta garzetta dimorpha. 55 - 65 cm. / 21.65 - 25.6 in. COMMON resident in open wetlands with fresh, brackish or salt water, including rivers, lakes, marshes, rice paddies, mangroves and mudflats.
Lake Alarobia, Madagascar.
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Gray-headed Lovebird, Agapornis canus ablectaneus, 14 - 16 cm. / 5.5 - 6.3 in. COMMON ENDEMIC. Dry open habitats including spiny forest, forest clearings, sparsely wooded areas and savanna.
Berenty, Madagascar.
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African Darter, Ahinga rufa vulsini, 80 - 90 cm. / 31.5 - 35.4 in. COMMON to locally abundant resident, Inland lakes and swamps and slow-flowing rivers with wooded or vegetated surrounds. Occasionally found in brackish water and mangroves.
Lake Ravelobe, Madagascar.
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Lesser Vasa Parrot, Coracopsis nigra libs, 35 cm. / 13.8 in. Relatively COMMON regional ENDEMIC. All native forest types, secondary growth and occasionally mangrove.
Berenty, Madagascar.
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Giant Coua, Coua gigas, 62 cm. / 24.4 in. COMMON ENDEMIC. Dry forest in the west and south, particularly areas of forest with tall trees and little undergrowth.
Berenty, Madagascar.
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Madagascar Munia, Madagascar Mannikin, Lepidopygia nana, Lonchura nana, 10 cm. / 3.94 in. COMMON ENDEMIC. Occurs in a variety of open areas including grassland, forest edge, open woodland, marsh edge and cropland.
Anjosorobe, Madagascar.
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Broad-billed Roller (Madagascar), Eurystomus glaucurus glaucurus, 29 - 32 cm. / 11.4 - 12.6 in. COMMON ENDEMIC breeder. Prefers forest edge, open forest and sparsely wooded habitat.
Berenty, Madagascar.
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Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk, Madagascar Baza, Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon, Aviceda madagascariensis, 30.48 cm. / 12 in. UNCOMMON in the south. Woodlands and scrub.
Berenty Private Reserve, Brenty, Madagascar, Africa.
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A male, Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher giving me the eye. The Nikon D5's vertical grip came in handy with this bird, allowing me to get the full tail in profile.
Madagascar Plover, Charadrius Thoraces, 13-14 cm. ENDANGERED ENDEMIC. Short coastal grasslands and the edges of brackish pools, intertidal mud, sandy beaches and mangroves.
Near Ifaty, Toliara, Madagascar.
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Malagasy Kestrel, Falco newtoni newtoni, 25 - 30 cm. / 9.8 - 11.8 in. COMMON. Open country, grasslands, cultivated lands, forest edge, towns and road edges, usually on a prominent perch.
Berenty Reserve, Toliara, Madagascar.
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Lesser Vasa (Black) Parrot, Mascarinus niger libs, 35 cm. / 13.78 in. COMMON. Inhabits all native forest types, secondary forest and occasionally mangroves. Primitive species, one of the earliest parrots.
Spiny Forest, Toliary, Toliara, Madagascar.
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Female Gray-headed Lovebird, Grey-headed Lovebird, Agapornis canus ablectaneus, 15 cm. / 5.9 in. COMMON. Favors dry open habitats including spiny desert, forest clearings, sparsely wooded areas and savanna. Gregarious flocks of these lovebirds accompanied us along a trail. Handheld.
Berenty Private Preserve, Toliara, Madagascar.
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