Birds of Ambondrolava mangrove complex, southwest Madagascar

By

Gardner, Charlier J.
De Ridder, Carola
De Ridder, Benjamin
Jasper, Louise D

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-2-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

001--7

Subjects

avifauna , Madagascar

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.1.001

 

Abstract

Here we present the first bird species list for Ambondrolava (23°15’41” S, 43°37’42” E), a mangrove and freshwater wetland complex in dry southwest Madagascar. Sixty-nine species from 36 families were recorded, of which 14 species are endemic to Madagascar and 13 are endemic to the Madagascar region. Two globally threatened species were recorded: Charadrius thoracicus (Vulnerable) and Circus macrosceles (Vulnerable). With 36 species, Ambondrolava has the highest known wetland bird species diversity of any site in south and southwest Madagascar.