Madagascar · Toamasina Province
Iaroka Forest
105 species and 6,894 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 84 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Malagasy Brush WarblerNesillas typica
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata
Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicauda
Blue CouaCoua caerulea
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii
Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigula
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus
Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereus
Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroa
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Green JeryNeomixis viridisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Andasibe Mantadia National Park9 km143 species
- Analamazaotra Forest Station10 km117 species
- V.O.I. M.M.A10 km114 species
- Perinet10 km152 species
- Andasibe-Mantadia NP19 km149 species
All 105 species recorded here
- Blue Coua Coua caerulea
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula
- Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa
- Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis
- Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi
- Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- Green Jery Neomixis viridis
- Rufous-headed Ground Roller Atelornis crossleyi
- Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea
- Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi
- Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans
- Forest Fody Foudia omissa
- Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
- Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii
- Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops
- White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii
- Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei
- Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops
- Long-billed Bernieria Bernieria madagascariensis
- Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris
- Short-legged Ground Roller Brachypteracias leptosomus
- Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris
- Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri
- White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Brown Emutail Bradypterus brunneus
- Wedge-tailed Jery Hartertula flavoviridis
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi
- Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
- Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- Scaly Ground Roller Geobiastes squamiger
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha
- Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides
- Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
- Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
- Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Pitta-like Ground Roller Atelornis pittoides
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Iaroka Forest?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 84 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Iaroka Forest?
105 species, from 6,894 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Iaroka Forest in November?
The most recorded in November: Souimanga Sunbird, Malagasy Bulbul, Malagasy Brush Warbler, Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher and Common Newtonia.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.