{"id":506,"date":"2019-04-28T10:21:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T07:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tour-operator-madagascar.com\/en\/?p=506"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:05:34","slug":"andasibe-birdwatching-a-great-birding-tour-in-andasibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tour-operator-madagascar.com\/en\/andasibe-birdwatching-a-great-birding-tour-in-andasibe\/","title":{"rendered":"Andasibe birdwatching, a great birding tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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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.<\/p>\n

Best birding period in Andasibe:\u00a0October to December<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>

Birds list<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Scientific name<\/td>\nCommon name<\/td>\nLocal name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accipiter francesii<\/td>\nFrances\u2019 Goshawk<\/td>\nKekena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accipiter henstii<\/td>\nHenst\u2019s Goshawk<\/td>\nHindry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accipiter madagascarriensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Sparrowhawk<\/td>\nFirasambalala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acridorheres tristis<\/td>\nCommon Mina<\/td>\nTserikamena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acrcephalus newtoni<\/td>\nMadagascar Swamp-warbler<\/td>\nTretreka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcedo vintsioides<\/td>\nMalagasy Kingfisher<\/td>\nFamakiakora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alectroenas madagascariensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Blue Pigeon<\/td>\nVintsiala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anas meleri<\/td>\nMeller\u2019s Duck<\/td>\nAkaka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apus melba<\/td>\nAfrican Black Trip Melba<\/td>\nTsidintsidina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ardea humbloti<\/td>\n<\/td>\nVorompotsy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ardea purpurea<\/td>\n<\/td>\nVano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ardeola idae<\/td>\nHeron White Crabier Will<\/td>\nTakatra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ardeola ralloides<\/td>\n<\/td>\nVano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asio madagascariensis<\/td>\nMarsh Owl<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atelornis crossleyi<\/td>\nRufous eaded Ground Roller<\/td>\nVorondreo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atelornis pittoides<\/td>\nPitta like Ground Roller<\/td>\nHarakaraka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aviceda madagascariensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Cuckoo Falcon<\/td>\nHitsikitsika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brachypteracias leptosomus<\/td>\nShort legged Ground Roller<\/td>\nTsakoko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bubulcus ibis<\/td>\nCattle Egret<\/td>\nVano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buteo brachypterus<\/td>\nMadagascar Buzzard<\/td>\nTsiparahorovana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butorides striatus<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMaitso Fony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calicalius madagascariensis<\/td>\nRed Tailed Vanga<\/td>\nHankana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canirallus<\/td>\nMadagascar Wood Rail<\/td>\nTsikirity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caprimulgus enarratus<\/td>\nCollared Nightjar<\/td>\nTataro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caprimulgus madagascariensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Nightjar<\/td>\nVikiviky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Casmerodius Albus<\/td>\nGreat Egret<\/td>\nDomoina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centrpus toulou<\/td>\nMadagascar Coucal<\/td>\nTaitoaka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisticola cherina<\/td>\nMadagascar Cisticola<\/td>\nVorombararata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Copsychus albospecularis<\/td>\nMadagascar Magpie Robin<\/td>\nVoromasiaka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coracina cinerea<\/td>\nAshy Cuckoo Shrike<\/td>\nFiririna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coracopsis nigra<\/td>\nMesser Vasa Parrot<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coracopsis vasa<\/td>\nGreater Vasa Parrot<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corvus albus<\/td>\nPied Crow<\/td>\nFiririna Be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coua Caerulea<\/td>\nBlue Coua<\/td>\nFandrasa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coua cristata<\/td>\nCrested Coua<\/td>\nTsipara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coua reynaudi<\/td>\nRed Fronted Coua<\/td>\nTaitso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuculus rochii<\/td>\nChic Billed Cuckoo<\/td>\nHambosanga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyanolanius madagascariensis<\/td>\nBlue Vanga<\/td>\nBolokibe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cypsiurus parvus<\/td>\nAfrican Palm Swift<\/td>\nTsidintsidina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dicrurus forficatus<\/td>\nCrested Drongo<\/td>\nTsingetry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dromaeocercus brunneus<\/td>\nBrown Emutail<\/td>\nJijimaitso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dryolimnas cuvieri<\/td>\nWhite throated Rail<\/td>\nVorotrandraka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euryceros prevostii<\/td>\nHelmet Vanga<\/td>\nPatsatsatrala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eurystomus glaucurus<\/td>\nBroad Billed Roller<\/td>\nKirio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eutriorchis astur<\/td>\nMadagascar Serpent Eagle<\/td>\nPapango<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falco concolor<\/td>\nSooty Falcon<\/td>\nTsipoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falco eleonorae<\/td>\nEleonora\u2019s Falcon<\/td>\nTsikoza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falco newton<\/td>\nMadagascar Kerstel<\/td>\nRoatelo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Falco zoniventris<\/td>\nBanded Kerstel<\/td>\nAkanga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foudia madagascariensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Red Fody<\/td>\nHorovana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foudia omissa<\/td>\nForest Fody<\/td>\nDroadroaka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gallinago macrodactyla<\/td>\nMadagascar Snipe<\/td>\nVano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gallinula chlorupus<\/td>\nCommon Moorhen<\/td>\nKikimavo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glareola ocularis<\/td>\nMadagascar Pratincole<\/td>\nKekakeka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartertula flavoviridis<\/td>\nWedge Tailed Jerry<\/td>\nVangamena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartlaubius auratus<\/td>\nMadagascar Starling<\/td>\nPoretika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hypossita Corallirostris<\/td>\nNuthatch Vanga<\/td>\nBolokikely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hypsipetes madagascariensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Black Bulbul<\/td>\nTsikatekateka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ispidina madagascariensis<\/td>\nMadagascar Pigmy Kingfisher<\/td>\nTsakokomanga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leptopterus chabert<\/td>\nChabert\u2019s Vanga<\/td>\nTorotoroka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leptopterus virdis<\/td>\nWhite Headed Vanga<\/td>\nVivy, Kiborano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leptosomus Discolor<\/td>\nCuckoo Roller<\/td>\nToloho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lonchura nana<\/td>\nMadagascar Mannikin<\/td>\nTserikalambo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lophotibis cristata<\/td>\nMadagascar Crested Ibis<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Margaropedrix madagascariensis<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMpangalatrovy, bibika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merops superciliosus<\/td>\nMadagascar Bee Eater<\/td>\nTaotaonkafo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mesitornis unicolor<\/td>\nBrown Metise<\/td>\nManganahitra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milvus Migrans<\/td>\nBlack Kite<\/td>\nHitsikitsika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motacilla flaviventris<\/td>\nMadagascar Vagtail<\/td>\nAsity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mystacornis crossleyi<\/td>\nCrossley\u2019s Babbler<\/td>\nMokazavonamavo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nectarinia notata<\/td>\nLong Billed Green Sunbird<\/td>\nFodiala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nectarinia souimanga<\/td>\nSouimanga Sunbird<\/td>\nZafindrasity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neodrepanis coruscans<\/td>\nSunbird Asity<\/td>\nFarifotramainty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neodrepanis hypoxanthus<\/td>\nYellow Bellied Sunbird Asity<\/td>\nFodimena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neomixis striatigula<\/td>\nStripe Throated Jery<\/td>\nFitadroranga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neomixis tenella<\/td>\nCommon Jery<\/td>\nSiketribe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neoximis Viridis<\/td>\nGreen Jery<\/td>\nFarifotramena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nesillas typica<\/td>\nMadagascar Brush Warbler<\/td>\nJijimainty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newtonia amphishroa<\/td>\nDark Newtonia<\/td>\nVangasoratra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newtonia brunneicauda<\/td>\nCommon newtonia<\/td>\nJijy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Numida meleagris<\/td>\nHelmeted Guineaf Owl<\/td>\nAkohondrano, Otrika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otis rutilus<\/td>\nMalagasy Scop Owl<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxylabes madagascariensis inexpectatus<\/td>\nWhite Throated Oxylabes<\/td>\nVangamaintiloha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phalacrocorax africanus<\/td>\nLong Tailed Cormorant<\/td>\nVorondolo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phedina borbonica<\/td>\nMascarene Martin<\/td>\nOlioly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philepitta Castanea<\/td>\nVelvet Asity<\/td>\nFody Sahy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phyllastrephus madagascariensis<\/td>\nLong Billed Greenbul<\/td>\nMarotaina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phyllastrephus tenebrosus<\/td>\nDusky Greenbul<\/td>\nVorontainaomby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phyllastrephus zosterops<\/td>\nSpectacled Greenbul<\/td>\nTsintsina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ploceus nelicouvri<\/td>\nNelicouvri Weaver<\/td>\nFarifotramavo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyboroides radiatus<\/td>\nMadagascar Harrier Hawk<\/td>\nFandrasabe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pseudopias wardi<\/td>\nWard\u2019s Shrike Flycatcher<\/td>\nSohihy Mangavola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pseudocossyphus Sharpei<\/td>\nForest RockTrush<\/td>\nZafindrasity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randia pseudozosterops<\/td>\nRand\u2019s Warbler<\/td>\nTalapiotany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparia paludicola<\/td>\nPlain Martin<\/td>\nTriotrio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarothura insularis<\/td>\nMadagascar Flufftail<\/td>\nGoaika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarothrura Watersi<\/td>\nSlender Billed Flufftail<\/td>\nRailovy, Dronga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saxicola Torquata<\/td>\nCommon Stonechat<\/td>\nVangamanga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schetba rufa<\/td>\nRufous Vanga<\/td>\nPatsatsatra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scopus umbretta<\/td>\nHammerhead, Hamerkop<\/td>\nAkoholahinala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Streptopelia picturata<\/td>\nMadagasacar Turtledove<\/td>\nFinengo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tachybaptus pelzelnii<\/td>\nMadagascar Lesser Grebe<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terpsiphone mutata<\/td>\nMadagascar Paradise Flycatcher<\/td>\nSoimanga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trenon australia<\/td>\nMadagascar Green Pigeon<\/td>\nVintsindrano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tylas eduardi<\/td>\nTylas Vanga<\/td>\nVanomainty Kinkimavo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyto alba<\/td>\n\u00a0Barn Owl<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyto soumagnei<\/td>\nMadagascar Red Owl<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanga curvirostris<\/td>\nHook Billed Vanga<\/td>\nTodikarasoka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xenopirostris polleni<\/td>\nPollen\u2019s Vanga<\/td>\nFotsimaso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zoonavena grandidieri<\/td>\nMadagascar Spine Tailed Swift<\/td>\nMatoriandro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zosterops maderaspatana<\/td>\nMadagascar White Eye<\/td>\nVorondolo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Departure city<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antananarivo<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Duration<\/strong><\/td>\nType<\/strong><\/td>\nAxis<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel<\/strong><\/td>\navailability<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4days\/3nights<\/td>\nBirding<\/td>\nMidle East<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nSept to Dec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>

Itinerary<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Day 1: Antananarivo \/ Andasibe<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Several species of reptiles, people and culture<\/p>\n

Night walk allowed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overnight at the hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 2: First visit of Andasibe Mantadia National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

A full day birding.<\/p>\n

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

Indri-indri and other varieties of Andasibe lemurs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overnight at the hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 3: Second visit to Mantadia National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

A half-day visit to complete the birdwatching so that you are satisfied with your observation and your pictures.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Overnight at the hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 4: Visit the Analamazaotra Andasibe Special Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Return to Antananarivo in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

End of the ornithologist tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You could combine this tour with others ornithologist tours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best birdwatching period: october to december<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>

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