Étiquette : visit andasibe

This birdwatching tour in Andasibe in the heart of the east the rainforest is a short tour but offers birders and photographs maximum satisfaction. The Andasibe Perinet Mantadia Ananalazaotra Rainforest and Primary Forest is a better bird habitat, home to 112 bird species that you can see there if we only talk about Kingfisher, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Helmeted, Nuthach Vanga, Madagascar Blue Coua, Red Fronted Coua, Madagascar Pigmy, Ground Roler, Scally Ground Roler … In addition, the largest lemur in the world named Babakoto or indri-indri with more than a dozen species of nocturnal and diurnal lemurs are worth a visit. Going towards Andasibe, go through Peyrieras reserve, a private reserve whose reptile from the smallest to the largest are collected. Upon arriving at the destination, you will visit and hunt your pictures first in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, then, the Analamazaotra Special Reserve and the Vakona Forest Lodge Private Park.

Best birding period in Andasibe: October to December

List of birds in Andasibe 

Scientific name	Common name	Local name
Accipiter francesii	Frances’ Goshawk	Kekena
Accipiter henstii	Henst’s Goshawk	Hindry
Accipiter madagascarriensis	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Firasambalala
Acridorheres tristis	Common Mina	Tserikamena
Acrcephalus newtoni	Madagascar Swamp-warbler	Tretreka
Alcedo vintsioides	Malagasy Kingfisher	Famakiakora
Alectroenas madagascariensis	Madagascar Blue Pigeon	Vintsiala
Anas meleri	Meller’s Duck	Akaka
Apus melba	African Black Trip Melba	Tsidintsidina
Ardea humbloti		Vorompotsy
Ardea purpurea		Vano
Ardeola idae	Heron White Crabier Will	Takatra
Ardeola ralloides		Vano
Asio madagascariensis	Marsh Owl
Atelornis crossleyi	Rufous eaded Ground Roller	Vorondreo
Atelornis pittoides	Pitta like Ground Roller	Harakaraka
Aviceda madagascariensis	Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon	Hitsikitsika
Brachypteracias leptosomus	Short legged Ground Roller	Tsakoko
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Vano
Buteo brachypterus	Madagascar Buzzard	Tsiparahorovana
Butorides striatus		Maitso Fony
Calicalius madagascariensis	Red Tailed Vanga	Hankana
Canirallus	Madagascar Wood Rail	Tsikirity
Caprimulgus enarratus	Collared Nightjar	Tataro
Caprimulgus madagascariensis	Madagascar Nightjar	Vikiviky
Casmerodius Albus	Great Egret	Domoina
Centrpus toulou	Madagascar Coucal	Taitoaka
Cisticola cherina	Madagascar Cisticola	Vorombararata
Copsychus albospecularis	Madagascar Magpie Robin	Voromasiaka
Coracina cinerea	Ashy Cuckoo Shrike	Firirina
Coracopsis nigra	Messer Vasa Parrot
Coracopsis vasa	Greater Vasa Parrot
Corvus albus	Pied Crow	Firirina Be
Coua Caerulea	Blue Coua	Fandrasa
Coua cristata	Crested Coua	Tsipara
Coua reynaudi	Red Fronted Coua	Taitso
Cuculus rochii	Chic Billed Cuckoo	Hambosanga
Cyanolanius madagascariensis	Blue Vanga	Bolokibe
Cypsiurus parvus	African Palm Swift	Tsidintsidina
Dicrurus forficatus	Crested Drongo	Tsingetry
Dromaeocercus brunneus	Brown Emutail	Jijimaitso
Dryolimnas cuvieri	White throated Rail	Vorotrandraka
Euryceros prevostii	Helmet Vanga	Patsatsatrala
Eurystomus glaucurus	Broad Billed Roller	Kirio
Eutriorchis astur	Madagascar Serpent Eagle	Papango
Falco concolor	Sooty Falcon	Tsipoy
Falco eleonorae	Eleonora’s Falcon	Tsikoza
Falco newton	Madagascar Kerstel	Roatelo
Falco zoniventris	Banded Kerstel	Akanga
Foudia madagascariensis	Madagascar Red Fody	Horovana
Foudia omissa	Forest Fody	Droadroaka
Gallinago macrodactyla	Madagascar Snipe	Vano
Gallinula chlorupus	Common Moorhen	Kikimavo
Glareola ocularis	Madagascar Pratincole	Kekakeka
Hartertula flavoviridis	Wedge Tailed Jerry	Vangamena
Hartlaubius auratus	Madagascar Starling	Poretika
Hypossita Corallirostris	Nuthatch Vanga	Bolokikely
Hypsipetes madagascariensis	Madagascar Black Bulbul	Tsikatekateka
Ispidina madagascariensis	Madagascar Pigmy Kingfisher	Tsakokomanga
Leptopterus chabert	Chabert’s Vanga	Torotoroka
Leptopterus virdis	White Headed Vanga	Vivy, Kiborano
Leptosomus Discolor	Cuckoo Roller	Toloho
Lonchura nana	Madagascar Mannikin	Tserikalambo
Lophotibis cristata	Madagascar Crested Ibis
Margaropedrix madagascariensis		Mpangalatrovy, bibika
Merops superciliosus	Madagascar Bee Eater	Taotaonkafo
Mesitornis unicolor	Brown Metise	Manganahitra
Milvus Migrans	Black Kite	Hitsikitsika
Motacilla flaviventris	Madagascar Vagtail	Asity
Mystacornis crossleyi	Crossley’s Babbler	Mokazavonamavo
Nectarinia notata	Long Billed Green Sunbird	Fodiala
Nectarinia souimanga	Souimanga Sunbird	Zafindrasity
Neodrepanis coruscans	Sunbird Asity	Farifotramainty
Neodrepanis hypoxanthus	Yellow Bellied Sunbird Asity	Fodimena
Neomixis striatigula	Stripe Throated Jery	Fitadroranga
Neomixis tenella	Common Jery	Siketribe
Neoximis Viridis	Green Jery	Farifotramena
Nesillas typica	Madagascar Brush Warbler	Jijimainty
Newtonia amphishroa	Dark Newtonia	Vangasoratra
Newtonia brunneicauda	Common newtonia	Jijy
Numida meleagris	Helmeted Guineaf Owl	Akohondrano, Otrika
Otis rutilus	Malagasy Scop Owl
Oxylabes madagascariensis inexpectatus	White Throated Oxylabes	Vangamaintiloha
Phalacrocorax africanus	Long Tailed Cormorant	Vorondolo
Phedina borbonica	Mascarene Martin	Olioly
Philepitta Castanea	Velvet Asity	Fody Sahy
Phyllastrephus madagascariensis	Long Billed Greenbul	Marotaina
Phyllastrephus tenebrosus	Dusky Greenbul	Vorontainaomby
Phyllastrephus zosterops	Spectacled Greenbul	Tsintsina
Ploceus nelicouvri	Nelicouvri Weaver	Farifotramavo
Polyboroides radiatus	Madagascar Harrier Hawk	Fandrasabe
Pseudopias wardi	Ward’s Shrike Flycatcher	Sohihy Mangavola
Pseudocossyphus Sharpei	Forest RockTrush	Zafindrasity
Randia pseudozosterops	Rand’s Warbler	Talapiotany
Riparia paludicola	Plain Martin	Triotrio
Sarothura insularis	Madagascar Flufftail	Goaika
Sarothrura Watersi	Slender Billed Flufftail	Railovy, Dronga
Saxicola Torquata	Common Stonechat	Vangamanga
Schetba rufa	Rufous Vanga	Patsatsatra
Scopus umbretta	Hammerhead, Hamerkop	Akoholahinala
Streptopelia picturata	Madagasacar Turtledove	Finengo
Tachybaptus pelzelnii	Madagascar Lesser Grebe
Terpsiphone mutata	Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher	Soimanga
Trenon australia	Madagascar Green Pigeon	Vintsindrano
Tylas eduardi	Tylas Vanga	Vanomainty Kinkimavo
Tyto alba	Barn Owl
Tyto soumagnei	Madagascar Red Owl
Vanga curvirostris	Hook Billed Vanga	Todikarasoka
Xenopirostris polleni	Pollen’s Vanga	Fotsimaso
Zoonavena grandidieri	Madagascar Spine Tailed Swift	Matoriandro
Zosterops maderaspatana	Madagascar White Eye	Vorondolo

Departure city

Antananarivo

Duration	Type	Axis	Level	availability
4days/3nights	Birding	Midle East	1	Sept to Dec

Day 1: Antananarivo / Andasibe

On the way to join the Andasibe National Park, passing through the Peyrieras Reserve in Mandraka and Moramanga a historical place of Madagascar during the struggle for independence.

Several species of reptiles, people and culture

Night walk allowed

Overnight at the hotel

Day 2: First visit of Andasibe Mantadia National Park

A full day birding.

Early departure, to visit Andasibe Mantadia and the most beautiful birds of Mantadia which is a primary forest await you with their decorating songs.

Indri-indri and other varieties of Andasibe lemurs

Overnight at the hotel

Day 3: Second visit to Mantadia National Park

A half-day visit to complete the birdwatching so that you are satisfied with your observation and your pictures.

In the afternoon, visit of the Vakona forest lodge, a private park where you can see a hundred crocodiles and take close-ups without zooming a few species of lemurs.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 4: Visit the Analamazaotra Andasibe Special Reserve

Early in the morning, leave for a half-day visit of Analamazaotra. At this time, you can admire indris and many other species of lemurs.

Return to Antananarivo in the afternoon.

End of the ornithologist tour.

You could combine this tour with others ornithologist tours

Best birdwatching period: october to december