1. Birds of Ambondrolava mangrove complex, southwest Madagascar.
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Gardner, Charlie J., De Ridder, Carola, De Ridder, Benjamin, and Jasper, Louise D.
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BIRDS , *MANGROVE forests , *WETLANDS , *ENDEMIC birds , *CHARADRIUS - Abstract
Here we present the first bird species list for Ambondrolava (23°15'41" S, 43°37'42" E), a mangrove and freshwater wetland complex in dry southwest Madagascar. Sixty-nine species from 36 families were recorded, of which 14 species are endemic to Madagascar and 13 are endemic to the Madagascar region. Two globally threatened species were recorded: Charadrius thoracicus (Vulnerable) and Circus macrosceles (Vulnerable). With 36 species, Ambondrolava has the highest known wetland bird species diversity of any site in south and southwest Madagascar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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