Malagasy words for animals
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There are no plurals in Madagascar -- the singular form is the same as the plural form.
| 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 |