Madagascar · Toliara Province
Belalanda Wetlands
121 species and 8,003 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
Madagascar LarkEremopterix hova
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoni
Red-billed TealAnas erythrorhyncha
Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica80 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 121 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ifaty – spiny forest reserves18 km164 species
- Nosy Ve41 km106 species
All 121 species recorded here
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Subdesert Brush Warbler Nesillas lantzii
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Madagascar Plover Anarhynchus thoracicus
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha
- Littoral Rock Thrush Monticola imerina
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Subdesert Mesite Monias benschi
- African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
- Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Long-tailed Ground Roller Uratelornis chimaera
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Crested Coua Coua cristata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Belalanda Wetlands?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Belalanda Wetlands?
121 species, from 8,003 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Belalanda Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Kittlitz's Plover, Black-winged Stilt, Madagascar Cisticola, Common Ringed Plover and Olive Bee-eater.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.