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Grey-headed lovebird is endemic as a native species to Madagascar, but has been introduced to the Comoro Islands; Madagascar fody is endemic as a native species to Madagascar, but has been introduced to many of the other islands in the region; The Elephant bird is now extinct.
The sickle-billed vanga belongs to the family Vangidae, one of Madagascar's families.. Madagascar is an island nation located off the southeastern coast of Africa.Because of its long separation from neighboring continents—through tectonic movement, it split from Africa about 160 million years ago, and from India around 90 million years ago—it contains many species endemic to the island. [1]
The Madagascar heron, also known as Humblot’s heron, is a species of heron endemic to the north and west coasts of Madagascar. It is also natively present in the Comoro Islands and Mayotte.
This species is a regional endemic found on Madagascar, Mayotte and the Comoros islands. It is common in all native forest types except montane forest , at elevations ranging from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). [ 10 ]
About 280 species of bird have been recorded on Madagascar and about 200 of these breed. Although these are relatively low numbers for a large tropical island, there is a high degree of endemism. Over 100 bird species are endemic and 49 of these are restricted-range endemics with a range of less than 50,000 km 2.
Pages in category "Endemic birds of Madagascar" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The family currently consists of eleven species (in eight genera) of small forest birds. These birds are all endemic to Madagascar. In 1934, the monophyly of this group was proposed by Finn Salomonsen but the traditional assignments of these birds were maintained, mistaken by their convergent evolution and the lack of
The Madagascar sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.. It is endemic to Madagascar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.