Bird AlbumMadagascar · Fianarantsoa Province
Ranomafana NP
157 species and 25,650 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 122 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Pitta-like Ground RollerAtelornis pittoides
Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus
Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii
Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus
Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventris
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata
Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensis
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis
Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourvi
Malagasy Brush WarblerNesillas typica122 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 157 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ranomafana NP – Varibolo1 km114 species
- Ranomafana NP—Sahamalaotra Track4 km115 species
- Ranomafana NP – Vohiparara5 km119 species
All 157 species recorded here
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Pitta-like Ground Roller Atelornis pittoides
- Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
- Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
- Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi
- Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
- Blue Coua Coua caerulea
- Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis
- Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi
- Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda
- Malagasy Brush Warbler Nesillas typica
- Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea
- Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Madagascar Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris cinereus
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Madagascar Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Long-billed Bernieria Bernieria madagascariensis
- Common Jery Neomixis tenella
- Green Jery Neomixis viridis
- Madagascar Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
- Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus
- Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi
- Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii
- Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops
- Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor
- Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Chabert Vanga Leptopterus chabert
- Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi
- White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis
- Forest Fody Foudia omissa
- Wedge-tailed Jery Hartertula flavoviridis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa
- Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei
- White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps
- Madagascar Starling Hartlaubius auratus
- Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa
- Rufous-headed Ground Roller Atelornis crossleyi
- Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii
- Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis
- Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris
- Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis
- Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa
- Brown Emutail Bradypterus brunneus
- Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Madagascar Martin Riparia cowani
- Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Scaly Ground Roller Geobiastes squamiger
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Benguet Bush Warbler Locustella seebohmi
- Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherina
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Madagascar Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Meller's Duck Anas melleri
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris
- Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus
- Madagascar Lark Eremopterix hova
- Short-legged Ground Roller Brachypteracias leptosomus
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
- Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis
- Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
- Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Crested Coua Coua cristata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi
- Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
- Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Giant Coua Coua gigas
- Littoral Rock Thrush Monticola imerina
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae
- Van Dam's Vanga Xenopirostris damii
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- 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 Ranomafana NP?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 122 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ranomafana NP?
157 species, from 25,650 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ranomafana NP in November?
The most recorded in November: Malagasy Bulbul, Pitta-like Ground Roller, Malagasy White-eye, Souimanga Sunbird and Madagascar Cuckoo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.