Madagascar · Toliara Province
Berenty Reserve
139 species and 12,865 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 95 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus
Giant CouaCoua gigas
Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Crested CouaCoua cristata
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
White-browed OwlAthene superciliaris
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 139 species recorded here
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Crested Coua Coua cristata
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Giant Coua Coua gigas
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Running Coua Coua cursor
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Subdesert Brush Warbler Nesillas lantzii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus
- Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
- Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi
- Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
- Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Blue Coua Coua caerulea
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Forest Fody Foudia omissa
- Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
- Long-billed Bernieria Bernieria madagascariensis
- Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
- Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
- Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Bernier's Teal Anas bernieri
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana
- Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Green Jery Neomixis viridis
- Madagascar Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vociferoides
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Madagascar Plover Anarhynchus thoracicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Berenty Reserve?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 95 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Berenty Reserve?
139 species, from 12,865 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Berenty Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Kite, Pied Crow, Crested Drongo, Giant Coua and Malagasy Coucal.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.