Madagascar · Fianarantsoa Province
Ranomafana NP – Varibolo
114 species and 6,813 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 71 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata
Pitta-like Ground RollerAtelornis pittoides
Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourvi
Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
Velvet AsityPhilepitta castanea
Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus
Tylas VangaTylas eduardi
Scaly Ground RollerGeobiastes squamiger
Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis
Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensis
Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ranomafana NP1 km157 species
- Ranomafana NP—Sahamalaotra Track3 km115 species
- Ranomafana NP – Vohiparara4 km119 species
All 114 species recorded here
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Pitta-like Ground Roller Atelornis pittoides
- Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea
- Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops
- Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
- Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii
- Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Long-billed Bernieria Bernieria madagascariensis
- Blue Coua Coua caerulea
- Green Jery Neomixis viridis
- Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi
- Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni
- Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus
- Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa
- Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- Scaly Ground Roller Geobiastes squamiger
- White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis
- Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula
- Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis
- Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides
- Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
- Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Forest Fody Foudia omissa
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Wedge-tailed Jery Hartertula flavoviridis
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
- Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii
- Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris
- Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps
- Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei
- Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Short-legged Ground Roller Brachypteracias leptosomus
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
- Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris
- Benguet Bush Warbler Locustella seebohmi
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys
- Rufous-headed Ground Roller Atelornis crossleyi
- Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
- Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha
- Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
- Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- Brown Emutail Bradypterus brunneus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ranomafana NP – Varibolo?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 71 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ranomafana NP – Varibolo?
114 species, from 6,813 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ranomafana NP – Varibolo in November?
The most recorded in November: Madagascar Cuckoo, Malagasy Bulbul, Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher, Pitta-like Ground Roller and Nelicourvi Weaver.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.