Bird AlbumMadagascar · Mahajanga Province
Ankarafantsika NP
146 species and 13,356 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 106 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
Red-capped CouaCoua ruficeps
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
White-breasted MesiteMesitornis variegatus
Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliata
Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginata
Crested CouaCoua cristata
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensis
Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimangaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ankarafantsika – Circuit Retendrika6 km103 species
- Ankarafantsika NP – Lac Ravelobe6 km127 species
- Ankarafantsika Park Headquarters6 km125 species
- Ankarafantsika – Circuit Coquereli7 km108 species
All 146 species recorded here
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata
- Long-billed Bernieria Bernieria madagascariensis
- Crested Coua Coua cristata
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus
- Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis
- Van Dam's Vanga Xenopirostris damii
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Madagascar Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vociferoides
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris
- Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
- Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi
- Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis
- Bernier's Teal Anas bernieri
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
- Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi
- Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
- Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides
- Wedge-tailed Jery Hartertula flavoviridis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
- Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Forest Fody Foudia omissa
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans
- Green Jery Neomixis viridis
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ankarafantsika NP?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 106 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ankarafantsika NP?
146 species, from 13,356 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ankarafantsika NP in November?
The most recorded in November: Crested Drongo, Broad-billed Roller, Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher, Malagasy Bulbul and Madagascar Magpie-Robin.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.