ITINERARY & TARGET SPECIES
Welcome to our Birdwatching program [I]
| D1 |
Antananarivo - Lake Alarobia |
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Target species: Madagascar Coucal, White-faced Whistling Duck, Red-billed Teal, Heron, Knob-billed Duck, Madagascar Wagtail , Madagascar pond Heron, Swamp Warbler, Manikin, Fody, Squacco Pond Heron,Yellow-billed Kite , Madagascar White-eye, Mascarene, Martin, Dimorphic Egret, Madagascar Kestrel, Madagascar Kingfisher |
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D2
D3
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Antananarivo - Diego - Mountagne d'Ambre |
Target species: Pitta like Ground Roller, Pygmy Kingfisher, Blue Pigeon, Amber Mountain Rock Thrush, Cuckoo, Roller, Souimanga Sunbird, Rainforest Scops Owl, Madagascar Buzzard, Blue Vanga, White-headed Vanga, Lesser and Greater Vasa Parrot, Spectacle Greenbull, Crested Ibis, Chabert Vanga, Tylas Vanga, Red-fronted Coua, Blue Coua, White-throated Rail, Drongo, Black Heron. |
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| D4 |
Diego - Antananarivo - Périnet (Andasibe N.P) |
D5
D6
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Target species: Rufous-headed Ground Roller, Scaly Ground Roller, Velvet Asity, Common Sunbird Asity, Tylas Vanga, Hook-billed Vanga, Short-legged Ground Roller, Paradise Flycatcher, Madagascar Bee-eater, Madagascar Flufftail, Long-eared Owl, Nelicourvi Weaver, Collared Nightjar, Frances and Madagascar Sparrow Hawk, Madagascar pygmy Kingfisher, amongst others. |
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| D7 |
Périnet - Antananarivo |
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| D8 |
Antananarivo - Ankarafantsika (Ampijoroa) |
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Target species: Sakalava Weaver, Magpie Robin |
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Sickle-billed Vanga, White-headed Vanga, Blue Vanga, Hoopoe, Grey-headed Lovebird, Madagascar Nightjar , Banded Kestrel, Western Scops Owl amongst others. |
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| D9 |
Ankarafantsika |
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Target species: Madagascar Fish Eagle, , Allen’s Gallinule, , Glossy Ibis, African Darter, White-faced Whistling Duck, Madagascar Buzzard, Purple Heron, Humblot’s Heron, Shlegel’s Asity, White-breasted Mesite, Van Dam’s Vanga, Rufous Vanga, White-throated Rail, Banded Kestrel, Red-capped Coua, Coquerel’s Coua, Cuckoo Roller, Madagascar Sparrow Hawk, Crested Coua, Madagascar Button Quail, Madagascar Green Sunbird, Longbilled Greenbull, Madagascar Jacana... |
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| D10 |
Ankarafantsika - Majunga |
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Possible species: Greater Painted Snipe and Pygmy Geese. |
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| D11 |
Majunga - Betsiboka Delta - Antananarivo |
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Target species: Sanderling, Bernier’s Teal, White Ibis, Terek Sandpiper, Sandwich tern,Whimbrel, Lesser Crested Tern. |
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| D12 |
Antananarivo - Tulear - Ifaty |
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Target species: Running Coua, Long-tailed Ground Roller, Green Pigeon, Subdesert Mesite, Green-capped Coua, Thamnornis Warbler, Madagascar Harrier Hawk, Lafresney’s Vanga, Archbold's Newtonia, Madagascar Plover... |
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| D13 |
Ifaty Beach |
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Possible species at low tide: Grey Plover, Sanderling, Kitlitz’s Plover, Crab Plover, Green-backed Heron, Ringed Plover, Sakalava Weaver, Long-tailed Ground Roller, Subdesert Mesite |
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| D14 |
Ifaty - Zombitse - Isalo National Park |
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Target species: Appert’s Greenbull, Giant Coua, White-bowed Owl, Lesser Cuckoo, Common Newtonia |
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| D15 |
Isalo |
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Wildlife watching |
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| D16 |
Isalo - Tulear |
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Target species: Red shouldered Vanga, Verreaux's Coua at Table. |
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| D17 |
Tulear - Anakao - Nosy Ve |
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Target species: Red-tailed Tropicbird
At low tide, possible species: Sanderling, , Lesser Crested and Greater Crested Tern, Sandwich Tern, Saunder's Tern, Crab Plover, Black Egret |
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| D18 |
Anakao - Tulear - Antananarivo |
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~END OF THE TRIP ~ |
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| Possible extensions: |
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From Anakao: TSIMANAPETSOKA LAKE |
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From Majunga: KINKONY AND MAHAVAVY COMPLEX [Madagascar Teal, Sakalava Rail] |
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From Antananarivo: ANJOZOROBE [White fronted Rail, Pitta like Ground Roler] |
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In Ranomafana: VOHIPARARA [Rufous-headed Ground Roller] |
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See other BIRDWATCHING ITINERARY |
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| Other highlights: this tour involves also other wildlife viewing depending on your interests. |
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