​Birds – Ifotaka Forest

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Insight guide to Madagascar.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Insight Guide to Madagascar.

Philip is the author of the Insight Guide to Madagascar.

Access to a variety of habitats in a small area makes Ifotaka Community Forest a very rewarding birding destination, with more than 100 species recorded here. Many waterbirds can be found on the bank of the Mandrare River. The gallery forest is home to a variety of species and the spiny forest is a good place to look for several of Madagascar’s localized dry-country endemics. On night walks, you might see sleeping birds and nocturnal species such as the Madagascar scops owl.

Notable Birds in Ifotaka Forest
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Crested coua
Occasional
Giant coua
Occasional
Humblot’s heron
Occasional
Madagascar paradise flycatcher
Occasional
Madagascar scops owl
Occasional

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Birds in Ifotaka Forest
Bird Species
100+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr

Best Time for Bird Watching

Bird watching in Ifotaka is good throughout the year, but the best time is from September to April. However, the Mandrare River Camp is closed from January to late March. So, practically, this leaves September to December and April as the best months. Many birds tend to be silent and inactive in the dry cool season from May to August. Migratory birds are present in the wet months from November to April.

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Birds in Ifotaka Forest
Bird Species
100+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr