Bird AlbumMadagascar · Mahajanga Province
Ankarafantsika Park Headquarters
125 species and 5,663 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliata
Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii
Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabert
Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginata
Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou
Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensis
Greater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ankarafantsika NP – Lac Ravelobe1 km127 species
- Ankarafantsika – Circuit Coquereli1 km108 species
- Ankarafantsika – Circuit Retendrika1 km103 species
- Ankarafantsika NP6 km146 species
All 125 species recorded here
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Long-billed Bernieria Bernieria madagascariensis
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Crested Coua Coua cristata
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis
- Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli
- Van Dam's Vanga Xenopirostris damii
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
- Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
- Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Madagascar Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vociferoides
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris
- Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Meller's Duck Anas melleri
- Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Green Jery Neomixis viridis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Running Coua Coua cursor
- Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ankarafantsika Park Headquarters?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ankarafantsika Park Headquarters?
125 species, from 5,663 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ankarafantsika Park Headquarters in November?
The most recorded in November: Broad-billed Roller, Sickle-billed Vanga, Crested Drongo, Malagasy Bulbul and Souimanga Sunbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.