Our key species list for the 22 September Madagascar Small Group Wildlife Discovery Tour.
With many thanks for such a fabulous trip,
Clive Marks
23rd September, Andasibe, arriving:
Indri family groups by the roadside
23rd September, 1st night walk
Short-nosed chameleon
Stump-tailed chameleon (superciliaris)
Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, underside
Parson's chameleon
Darwin spider
Green tree frog
Goodman's mouse lemur, being hounded by many people & hiding between Clive's boots
24th September, Andasibe
Red-tailed vanga
Blue coua
Forest fody
Indri
Scops owl, eastern rufous
Diademed sifaka
Eastern woolly lemurs
Green day gecko
Collared nightjar
Giraffe-necked weevils, male and female
Brown pansy butterfly
"Steve bum-biter bug"!
Blue pansy butterfly
Blue swallowtail butterfly
Madagascar wagtail, on nest at the reception
24th September, Villageois project (optional walk)
Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, blending into the lichen-covered trunk
Madagascar tree boa, confusingly asleep on the ground
Brown lemurs
Common newtonia
Red-tailed newtonia
Madagascar nigthjar
24th September, 2nd night walk
Green stick insect
Goodman's muse lemurs (x2, fleetingly)
Woolly lemur, eyes in the distance
Short-horned chameleon, juvenile male
Green tree frog
Yellow-fingered tree frog
25th September, Mantadia
Black-and-white ruffed lemur
Indri
Diademed sifaka
Red-bellied lemur
Greater vasa parrot
Madagascar blue pigeon
Madagascar paradise flycatchers, male white-backed, female & juvenile
Green day gecko
Red-fronted coua
Clouded mother-of-pearl butterfly
Madagascar satyr
Assorted pansy butterflies
Caterpillars of the green lady butterfly
Funnel web spider
Lined day gecko, at the lunch stop
26th September, Lemur Island
27th September, Arboretum de Antsokay - Celia (the giggler)
Green-capped coua
Madagascar magpie robin
Madagascar fody
Madagascar kestrel, pair (female having been brought a gecko by the male)
Common jery (henceforth known as the "Tom & Jerry" bird)
Iguanid lizards
Crested drongo
Madagascar lesser cuckoo
Small gecko (Phelsuma mutabilis)
Warty chameleon, male
Namaqua dove, female
Steve's carrot baobab
Sakalava weavers
Pied crows
Black-winged stilt
28th September, Spiny Forest - Relaxa and his spotters
Greater vasa parrot
Madagascar sparrowhawk
Stripe-throated jery
Fighting cricket
Crested coua
Hook-billed vanga on its nest
Pied crow
Long-tailed ground roller (endemic to this small area)
Sub-desert mesite (endemic to this small area)
Madagascar turtle dove
Madagascar fody
Madagascar bulbul
Petter's Sportive lemur
28th September, Reniala Mangroves - Sala
Black-winged stilt
Yellow-billed kite (aka black kite)
Giant swallowtail butterfly
Madagascar cisticola
Green-backed heron
Grey-headed lovebirds
Whimbrel
3-banded plover
Kittlitz plover
Madagascar plover
Greenshank
Mosquitoes galore
29th September, Zombitse Forest - Lucien
Oustalet's chameleon (aka Malagasy giant chameleon), male
Brilliant pansy butterfly
Zombitse (Hubbard's) sportive lemur
Lesser vasa parrot
Hook-billed vanga
Madagascar buttonquails
Verreaux sifaka (x8 + baby)
Crested drongo
Tiny gecko = Phelsuma Mutabilis
Giant coua (plus two by the lunch stop)
Madagascar partridge (by the road while driving to Jardin du Roy)
30th September, Isalo Gorge - Naina
No pointing allowed
Madagascar bee-eater
Madagascar Kestrel
Madagascan ridged frog
Alpine swifts
Parrot vine flower
Praying mantis
Madagascar green sunbird, male
Stick insect, female
Black crab scorpion
Snout bug
Ring-tailed lemurs, in the campsite
Madagascar ground boa, male
Madagascan Paradise flycatcher, female
Madagascan cactus
Benson's rock thrush, female
Frog-mimic moth
Madagascar fody nest
Madagascar mannakin
"Bathing beauties" in the black and blue lagoons
Golden orb spider
Benson's rock thrush, male
Verreaux sifaka, in the campsite
Madagascar hoopoe
White-browed owl
Scops owl, western
Brilliant pansy butterfly
Malachite kingfishers
1st October, travelling
Oustalet's chameleon crossing the road
1st October, Anjaha community project - Daniel
Madagascar bee-eaters
Oustalet's chameleons, one enjoying being fed cricket kebabs
Ring-tailed lemurs, at the border of two territories
Stick insects
Madagascar coucal, male
1st October, further travelling
Madagascar hoopoe
Hammerkop nest (bird also seen flying elsewhere)
Dimorphic egret, dark morph
2nd October, Ranomanafana evening/night walk - Rudi, Edweesh
Blue coua
Barron's mantella frog
Blue-egged chameleon, juvenile
Rufus mouse lemur
O'Shaughnessy's chameleon
Deceptive short-nosed chameleon
Brown tree frog, unspecified
3rd October, Ranomanafana - Rudi, Edweesh
Madagascan pygmy kingfisher
Magpie robin, male
Red-fronted brown lemur
Short-nosed chameleon
Red forest rat
Golden bamboo lemur
Brown tree frog
Mossy stick insect
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko
Wild coffee plants
Milne-Edwards sifaka
Spectacled tetraka/greenbul, on nest
Velvet Asity, male (non-breeding plumage) and female
Red-bellied lemurs
3rd October, Setam Lodge grounds
Giraffe-necked weevils, nest building
3rd October, Ranomanafana evening/night walk - Rudi, Edweesh
Blue-egged chameleon, juvenile
Rufoud mouse lemur
Flap-necked chameleon
Deceptive short-nosed chameleon
4th October, Ranomanafana - Rudi, Edweesh
Crag martin colony, next to the bridge
Jewelled beetle, unspecified
Long-billed green sunbird, female
Praying mantis
Madagascar lesser cuckoo
Greater bamboo lemur, father & daughter feeding
Pill millipede
Tanala memorial stones
Leaf frog, pale, unspecified
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, juvenile
Eastern woolly lemurs
Pollen's vanga
Red forest rat
Plated lizard
Parson's chameleons, at the homestead of Hery's friend
Antanarivo paddy fields
Black heron
Grey heron
Squacco heron