Bird AlbumMadagascar · Toliara Province
Nosy Ve
106 species and 5,820 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 58 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common TernSterna hirundoSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Belalanda Wetlands41 km121 species
- Ifaty – spiny forest reserves59 km164 species
All 106 species recorded here
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Littoral Rock Thrush Monticola imerina
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Subdesert Brush Warbler Nesillas lantzii
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi
- Red-shouldered Vanga Calicalicus rufocarpalis
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Madagascar Plover Anarhynchus thoracicus
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Running Coua Coua cursor
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nosy Ve?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 58 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nosy Ve?
106 species, from 5,820 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nosy Ve in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-tailed Tropicbird, Little Egret, Eurasian Whimbrel, Madagascar Cisticola and Lesser Crested Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.