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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

10,000 Birds

Strictly speaking, Mammals of Madagascar is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration. Mammals of Madagascar with the Comoros, the Seychelles, RĂ©union and Mauritius (Paperback) by Russell A. Highly recommended.

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The five most unique birds in the world

10,000 Birds

It’s a bat-like cave-dwelling, echolocating, fruit-eating nocturnal species capable of hovering on three-foot wings. The Cuckoo Roller — today found only in Madagascar and Comoros — is an oddball bird with a puffy head and a chameleon-eating habit. Oilbirds ( Steatornis caripensis ) in Ecuador © Corey Finger.