Ant			vitsika
Bat			manavy, fanihy
Bee			tantely
Bird			vorona
Birds	Apus Melba	African black Trip hammer	tsidintsidina
Birds	Cypsiurus parvus	African palm-swift	tsidintsidina
Birds	Coracina cinerea	Ashy Cuckoo-Shrike	firirina
Birds	Falco zoniventris	Banded kestrel	akanga
Birds	Milvus migrans	Black Kite	hitsikitsika
Birds	Coua caerulea	Blue Coua	fandrasa
Birds	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	Blue vanga	bolokibe
Birds	Eurystomus glaucurus	Broad-billed Roller	kirio
Birds	Dromaeocercus brunneus	Brown Emutail	jijimaitso
Birds	Mesitornis unicolor	Brown Mesite	manganahitra
Birds	Bubulcus ibis	Cattle egret	vano
Birds	Leptopterus chabert	Chabert's Vanga	torotoroka
Birds	Caprimulgus enarratus	Collared Nightjar	tataro
Birds	Neomixis tenella	Common Jery	siketribe
Birds	Gallinula chloropus	Common moorhen	kikimavo
Birds	Acridotheres tristis	Common Myna	tserikamena
Birds	Saxicola torquata	Common stonechat	vangamanga
Birds	Coua cristata	crested Coua	tsipara
Birds	Dicrurus forficatus	Crested Drongo	tsingetry
Birds	Mystacornis crossleyi	Crossley's Babbler	mokazavonamavo
Birds	Leptosomus discolor	Cuckoo Roller	toloho
Birds	Newtonia amphichroa	Dark newtonia	vangasoratra
Birds	Phyllastrephus tenebrosus	Dusky greenbul	vorontainaomby
Birds	Falco eleonorae	Eleonora's falcon	tsikoza
Birds	Foudia omissa	Forest Fody	droadroaka
Birds	Pseudocossyphus sharpei	Forest Rock-Thrush	zafindrasity
Birds	Casmerodius albus	Great Egret	domoina
Birds	Neomixis viridis	Green Jery	farifotramena
Birds	Scopus umbretta	Hamerkop, Hammerhead	akoholahinala
Birds	Euryceros prevostii	Helmet vanga	patsatsatrala
Birds	Numida maleagris	Helmeted guineafowl	akohon-drano, otrika
Birds	Accipiter henstii	Henst's Goshawk	hindry
Birds	Ardeola idae	Heron white crabier	will takatra
Birds	Vanga curvirostris	Hook-billed Vanga	todikarasoka
Birds	Nectarinia notata	Long-billed green sunbird	fodiala
Birds	Phyllastrephus madagascariensis	Long-billed Greenbul	marotaina
Birds	Phalacrocorax africanus	Long-tailed cormorant	vorondolo
Birds	Merops superciliosus	Madagascar Bee-eater	taotaonkafo
Birds	Hypsipetes madagascariensis	Madagascar Black Bubul	tretreka, tsikatekateka
Birds	Alectroenas madagascariensis	Madagascar Blue Pigeon	vintsiala
Birds	Nesillas typica	Madagascar Brush-Warbler	jijimainty
Birds	Buteo brachypterus	Madagascar Buzzard	tsiparahorovana
Birds	Cisticola chernia	Madagascar Cisticola	vorombararata
Birds	Centropus toulou	Madagascar Coucal	taitoaka
Birds	Aviceda madagascariensis	Madagascar cuckoo-Falcon	hitsikitsikala
Birds	Sarothrura insularis	Madagascar flufftail	goaika
Birds	Treron australis	Madagascar green-pigeon	vintsirano
Birds	Polyboroides radiatus	Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	fandrasabe
Birds	Falco newtoni	Madagascar kestrel	roatelo
Birds	Copsychus albospecularis	Madagascar Magpie-Robin	voromasiaka
Birds	Lonchura nana	Madagascar Mannikin	tserikalambo
Birds	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	Madagascar Nightjar	vikiviky
Birds	Terpsiphone mutata	Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher	soimanga
Birds	Glareola ocularis	Madagascar Pratincole	kekakeka
Birds	Ipsidina madagascariensis	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	tsakoko manga
Birds	Ispidina madagascariensis	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	tsakoko manga
Birds	Foudia madagascariensis	Madagascar Red Fody	horovana
Birds	Eutriorchis astur	Madagascar Serpent-Eagle	papango
Birds	Gallinago macrodactyla	Madagascar Snipe	vano
Birds	Zoonavena grandidieri	Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift	matoriandro
Birds	Hartlaubius auratus	Madagascar Starling	poretika
Birds	Acrocephalus newtoni	Madagascar Swamp-Warbler	tretreka
Birds	Streptopelia picturata	Madagascar Turtledove	finengo
Birds	Motacilla flaviventris	Madagascar Wagtail	asity
Birds	Zosterops maderaspatana	Madagascar White-eye	vorondolo
Birds	Canirallus kioloides	Madagascar Wood Rail	tsikirity
Birds	Canirallus kioloides insularis	Madagascar Wood Rail	tsikirity
Birds	Alcedo vintsioides	Malagasy kingfisher	famakiakora
Birds	Phedina borbonica	Mascarene Martin	olioly
Birds	Anas melleri	Meller's duck	akaka
Birds	Ploceus nelicourvi	Nelicourvi Weaver	farifotramavo
Birds	Hypositta corallirostris	Nuthatch Vanga	bolokikely
Birds	Hypossita corallirostris	Nuthatch Vanga	bolokikely
Birds	Corvus albus	Pied crow	firirinabe
Birds	Atelornis pittoides	Pitta-like Ground-Roller	harakaraka
Birds	Riparia paludicola	Plain martin	triotrio
Birds	Xenopirostris polleni	Pollen's vanga	fotsimaso
Birds	Randia pseudozosterops	Rand's warbler	talapiotany
Birds	Coua reynandii	Red-fronted Coua	taitso
Birds	Coua reynaudii	Red-fronted Coua	taitso
Birds	Calicalicus madagascariensis	Red-tailed Vanga	hankana
Birds	Schetba rufa	Rufous Vanga	patsatsatra
Birds	Schetha rufa	Rufous Vanga	patsatsatra
Birds	Atelornis crossleyi	Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	vorondreo
Birds	Brachypteracias leptosomus	Short-legged Ground-Roller	tsakoko
Birds	Sarothrura watersi	Slender-billed flufftail	railovy, dronga
Birds	Falco concolor	Sooty falcon	tsipoy
Birds	Nectarinia souimanga	Souimanga sunbird	zafindrasity
Birds	Accipiter madagascariensis	Sparrowhawk of Madagascar	firasambalala
Birds	Phyllastrephus zosterops	Spectacled Greenbul	tsintsina
Birds	Neomixis striatigula	Stripe-throated jery	fitadroranga
Birds	Neodrepanis coruscans	Sunbird-Asity	farifotramainty
Birds	Cuculus rochii	Thick-billed Cuckoo	hambosanga
Birds	Tylas eduardi	Tylas Vanga	vano mainty, kinkimavo
Birds	Philepitta castanea	Velvet asity	fody sahy
Birds	Philepitta castenea	Velvet asity	fody sahy
Birds	Pseudobias wardi	Ward's shrike-flycatcher	sohihy mangavola
Birds	Hartertula flavoviridis	Wedge-tailed Jerry	vangamena
Birds	Leptopterus viridis	White-headed Vanga	vivy, kiborano
Birds	Oxylabes madagascariensis	White-throated Oxylabes	vangamaintiloha
Birds	Oxylabes madagascariensis inexpectatus	White-throated Oxylabes	vangamaintiloha
Birds	Dryolimans cuvieri	White-throated Rail	vorotrandraka
Birds	Dryolimnas cuvieri	White-throated Rail	vorotrandraka
Birds	Neodrepanis hypoxanthus	Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	fodimena
Birds	Ardea humbloti		vorompotsy
Birds	Ardea purpurea		vano
Birds	Ardea purpurea madagascariensis		vano
Birds	Ardeola ralloides		vano
Birds	Butorides striatus		fony maitso
Butterfly			lolo
Cat			saka
Caterpillar			fanday
Chicken			akoho
Cockroach			kadradraka
Cow			omby
Crocodile			voay
Cuoa		Cuoa	koa
Dog			alika
Donkey			ampondra
Eagle			voromahery
Eel			amalona
Fish			trondro
Flea			parasy
Fly			lalitra
Frog		Frog	sahona
Frog			sahona
Gecko			tanafisaka
Horse			soavaly
Insect			bibikely
Lemur			gidro
Lemurs	Eastern Avahi	Avahi laniger	avahina, avahy, ampongy, fotsifaka
Lemurs	Western Avahi	Avahi occidentalis	fotsife, tsarafangitra
Lemurs	Southern Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus	matavirambo
Lemurs	Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus crossleyi	matavirambo
Lemurs	Greater Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus major	matavirambo
Lemurs	Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus medius	matavirambo, kely be-ohy, tsidy, tsidihy
Lemurs	Lesser Iron Gray Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus minusculus	matavirambo
Lemurs	Greater Iron Gray Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus ravus	matavirambo
Lemurs	Sibree's Dwarf Lemur	Cheirogaleus sibreei	matavirambo
Lemurs	Aye-aye	Daubentonia madagascariensis	aye-aye, ahay, itay-hay, aiay
Lemurs	White-fronted Lemur	Eulemur albifrons	varika
Lemurs	White-collared Lemur	Eulemur albocollaris	varika
Lemurs	Red-collared Lemur	Eulemur collaris	varika
Lemurs	Crowned Lemur	Eulemur coronatus	varika
Lemurs	Brown Lemur	Eulemur fulvus	varikamavo, komba
Lemurs	Black Lemur	Eulemur macaco	ankomba, komba
Lemurs	Mongoose Lemur	Eulemur mongoz	komba
Lemurs	Red-bellied Lemur	Eulemur rubriventer	varikamena
Lemurs	Red-fronted Lemur	Eulemur rufus	varika, varikamavo
Lemurs	Sanford's Lemur	Eulemur sanfordi	ankomba, beharavoaka
Lemurs	Alaotran Gentle Lemur	Hapalemur alaotrensis	bandro
Lemurs	Golden Gentle Lemur	Hapalemur aureus	varibolomena, bokombolomena
Lemurs	Gray Gentle Lemur	Hapalemur griseus	varibolomadinika
Lemurs	Sambriano Gentle Lemur	Hapalemur occidentalis	bekola, kofi, ankomba valiha
Lemurs	Indri lemur	Indri indri indri	babakoto, amboanala
Lemurs	Indri lemur	Indri indri variegatus	babakoto, amboanala
Lemurs	Ring-tailed Lemur	Lemur catta	maki, hira
Lemurs	Back-striped Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur dorsalis	apongy
Lemurs	Milne-Edwards's Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur edwardsi	boenga, boengy, repahaka
Lemurs	White-footed Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur leucopus	songiky
Lemurs	Small-toothed Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur microdon	trangalavaka, kotrika or kotreka, fitiliky, itataka, varikosy
Lemurs	Weasel Lemur	Lepilemur mustelinus	trangalavaka, kotrika, fitiliky, itataka, varikosy
Lemurs	Red-tailed Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur ruficaudatus	boenga, boengy
Lemurs	Ankarana Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur septentrionalis ankaranensis	mahiabeala, songiky
Lemurs	Northern Sportive Lemur	Lepilemur septentrionalis septentrionalis	mahiabeala, songiky
Lemurs	Gray Mouse-lemur	Microcebus murinus	tsidy, koitsiky, titilivaha, vakiandri, pondiky
Lemurs	Pygmy Mouse-lemur	Microcebus myoxinus	tsidy
Lemurs	Golden Mouse-lemur	Microcebus ravelobensis	tsidy
Lemurs	Red Mouse-lemur	Microcebus rufus	anakatsidina, tsidy, tsitsidy, tistsihy
Lemurs	Giant Mouse-lemur or Coquerel's Mouse-lemur	Mirza coquereli	tsiba, tilitilivaha, siba, setohy, fitily
Lemurs	Amber Mountain Fork-crowned Lemur	Phaner electromontis	tanta, tantaraolana
Lemurs	Masoala Fork-crowned Lemur	Phaner furcifer	tanta, tantaraolana
Lemurs	Western Fork-crowned Lemur	Phaner pallescens	tanta, tantaraolana, vakivoho
Lemurs	Sambirano Fork-crowned Lemur	Phaner parienti	tanta, tantaraolana
Lemurs	Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur	Prolemur simus	varibolomavo, vari, varikandra
Lemurs	Coquerel's Sifaka	Propithecus coquereli	ankomba malandy, sifaka, tsibahaka
Lemurs	Crowned Sifaka	Propithecus deckenii coronatus	tsibahaka, sifaka
Lemurs	Decken's Sifaka	Propithecus deckenii dekenii	tsibahaka, sifaka
Lemurs	Silky Sifaka	Propithecus diadema candidus	simpona, simpony
Lemurs	Diademed Sifaka	Propithecus diadema diadema	simpona, simpony
Lemurs	Milne-Edwards's Sifaka	Propithecus edwardsi	simpona, simpony
Lemurs	Perrier's Sifaka	Propithecus perrieri	radjako, ankomba job
Lemurs	Tattersall's Sifaka	Propithecus tattersalli	ankomba malandy, simpona
Lemurs	Verreaux's Sifaka	Propithecus verreauxi	sifaka
Lemurs	Red Ruffed Lemur	Varecia rubra	varimena
Lemurs	Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur	Varecia variegata	varijatsy
Lizards		Brookesia	ranovary, tangarirana
Lizards		Chameleon	amboalava, tanalahy
Lizards	Phelsuma	Day gecko	phelsuma sp.
Lizards	Uroplatus	Uroplatus gecko	uroplatus sp.
Mosquito			moka
Mouse/Rat			voalavo
Rat		Forest rat	voalavonala
Sea Turtle		Sea turtle	fano
Shark		Shark	antsingora, antsantsa
Snail			sifotra
Snake			bibilava
Spider			ala
Turtle			sokatra
Wasp			fanenitra
Worm			kankana

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