Ian Sinclair - Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands : Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and the Comoros (Chamberlain)

AZ QUICK REFERENCE TO BIRD GROUPS

Albatrosses

Asities

Avocet

Bee-eaters

Bitterns

Blackcap

Boobies

Bulbuls

Bunting

Buttonquail

Buzzards

Canaries

Chiffchaff

Cisticola

Chats

Coot

Cormorants

Couas

Coucal

Crab Plover

Crakes

Crows

Cuckoo Hawk

Cuckoo-Rollers

Cuckoos

Cuckooshrikes

Curlews

Darter

Doves

Drongos

Ducks

Eagles

Egrets

Emutails

Falcons

Flamingos

Flufftails

Flycatchers

Fodies

Francolin

Frigatebirds

Gallinules

Gannet

Godwits

Goose

Grebes

Greenshank

Ground-Rollers

Guineafowl

Gulls

Hamerkop

Harriers

Hawks

Herons

Hobby

Hoopoes

Ibises

Jacana

Jaegers

Jeries

Kestrels

Kingfishers

Kites

Knot

Lapwings

Larks

Leiothrix

Lovebird

Mannikins

Martins

Mesites

Moorhen

Munia

Myna

Newtonias

Nightjars

Noddies

Orioles

Osprey

Owls

Oxylabes

Oystercatcher

Parakeets

Parrots

Partridge

Pelican

Penguin

Petrels

Phalarope

Pigeons

Pipits

Plovers

Pratincoles

Prions

Quails

Quelea

Rails

Redshanks

Redstart

Robins

Rock-Thrushes

Rollers

Rosefinch

Ruff

Sanderling

Sandgrouse

Sandpipers

Sand Plovers

Shearwaters

Shrikes

Skuas

Snipes

Sparrow

Spoonbill

Starlings

Stilt

Stints

Stonechats

Stone-Curlew

Storks

Storm-Petrels

Sunbirds

Swallows

Swiftlets

Swifts

Tattler

Terns

Tetrakas

Thrushes

Tropicbirds

Turnstone

Tylas

Vangas

Wagtails

Warblers

Waterhen

Waxbill

Weavers

Wheatears

Whimbrel

Whinchat

White-eyes

Whitethroat

Whydah

COLOUR CODING OF BIRD GROUPS

Penguin, Grebes, Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions, Shearwaters, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Frigatebirds, Gannet, Boobies, Cormorants, Darter, Pelican

Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbill, Storks, Hamerkop, Flamingos, Ducks

Eagles, Kites, Hawks, Harriers, Buzzards, Cuckoo Hawk, Kites, Kestrels, Falcons, Hobby, Francolin, Quails, Partridge, Guineafowl, Mesites, Buttonquail, Rails, Flufftails, Crakes, Gallinules, Moorhen, Coot, Waterhen

Jacana, Pratincoles, Snipes, Stints, Sandpipers, Stilt, Crab Plover, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Godwits, Whimbrel, Curlews, Greenshank, Redshanks, Stone-Curlew, Lapwings, Plovers, Knot, Tattler, Phalarope, Ruff, Turnstone, Sanderling, Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, Noddies

Sandgrouse, Doves, Pigeons, Lovebird, Parrots, Parakeets, Cuckoos, Couas, Coucal, Owls, Nightjars

Swifts, Swiftlets, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Hoopoes, Asities, Pipits, Larks, Wagtails, Martins, Swallows, Thrushes, Robins, Rock-Thrushes, Stonechats, Whinchat, Redstart, Wheatears

Warblers, Cisticola, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Flycatchers, Emutails, Jeries, Leiothrix, Bulbuls, Oxylabes, Tetrakas, White-eyes, Sunbirds

Vangas, Tylas, Newtonias, Shrikes, Orioles, Drongos, Crows, Starlings, Myna, Weavers, Fodies, Quelea, Canaries, Munia, Waxbill, Sparrow, Mannikins, Rosefinch, Whydah, Bunting

BIRDSof theINDIAN OCEAN ISLANDSIAN SINCLAIR
OLIVIER LANGRAND Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn,
Peter Hayman and Ian Lewington To the memory of Phil Hockey, our friend and birding buddy a true giant in African Ornithology.
Also to our children, Daryn and Kiera, and Sarah, Marion, Tahiry and Sariaka. Published by Struik Nature (an imprint of Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd)
Reg. No. 1966/003153/07
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newsletter for monthly updates and news First published in 1998
Second edition 2003
Third edition, fully revised 2013
This ebook edition 2013 Copyright in text, 1998, 2003, 2013: Ian Sinclair and Olivier Langrand
Copyright in illustrations, 1998, 2003, 2013: David and Philip Chamberlain
Copyright in maps, 1998, 2003, 2013: Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd
Copyright in published edition, 1998, 2003, 2013: Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd Publisher: Pippa Parker
Managing editor: Helen de Villiers
Editor: Joy Clack (Bushbaby Editorial Services)
Project manager: Colette Alves
Designer: Gillian Black
Cover design: Janice Evans
Proofreader: Thea Grobbelaar Illustrations by: Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn, Peter Hayman and Ian Lewington Contact the publisher for further details All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner(s). ISBN 978 1 43170 085 1 (Print)
ISBN 978 1 92057 203 7 (ePUB)
ISBN 978 1 92057 204 4 (ePDF) SPONSORS FOREWORD Much has happened in the birding world since this book was first published 15 years ago. On the plus side, interest and participation in bird-watching has exploded internationally, with eco-tourism becoming an important economic driver, especially in developing countries.

This has led to a greater awareness of the need and urgency to conserve the worlds remaining pristine natural habitats. Also, more than a thousand additional birds have risen to full species status, allowing proper attention to be paid to their long-term survival. This has allowed some of us to enjoy very relaxed armchair ticks from the comfort of our fireside whiskey. However, forests continue to disappear at an alarming rate, swamps are being drained and vast rural areas are being despoiled by insensitive mining and agricultural practices. The Red Data list of threatened bird species continues to grow. This second edition is superb in every way and has many radical changes.

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