The Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) is a small swift in the family Apodidae. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, with...
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balasiensis, and was formerly considered to be the same species. The Malagasy palm swift was also recently split from this species. This is a common species...
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swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis) Genus Cypsiurus African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus) Malagasy palm...
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& C. p. gracilis Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi Genus Tachymarptis Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)...
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similarity: Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus Malagasy palm swift, Cypsiurus gracilis They have mainly pale brown plumage...
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Malagasy kingfisher Malagasy palm swift Malagasy paradise flycatcher Malagasy pond heron Malagasy sacred ibis Malagasy turtle dove Malagasy white-eye Malaita...
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genus than the Old World Cypsiurus African, Malagasy, and Asian palm swifts. The fork-tailed palm swift is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 9 to...
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List of birds of Africa (section Malagasy warblers)
Horus swift, Apus horus (E) White-rumped swift, Apus caffer Bates's swift, Apus batesi (E) African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus Malagasy palm-swift, Cypsiurus...
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similar sizes and silhouette. The Malagasy civet was to be placed in the subfamily Hemigalinae with the banded palm civets and then in its own subfamily...
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List of birds of the Comoros (section Swifts)
Telacanthura ussheri Common swift, Apus apus (A) African swift, Apus barbatus Malagasy swift, Apus balstoni Malagasy palm-swift, Cypsiurus gracilis Order:...
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List of birds of Madagascar (section Malagasy warblers)
brownish or buffy all over. Order: Passeriformes Family: Bernieridae The Malagasy warblers are a newly validated family of songbirds. They were formally...
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Viverridae. It is also used to refer to the African palm civet and the Malagasy civet. The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) is genetically distinct...
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List of birds of Mayotte (section Swifts)
grandidieri Alpine swift, Apus melba (A) African swift, Apus barbatus Malagasy swift, Apus balstoni Malagasy palm-swift, Cypsiurus gracilis Order: Gruiformes Family:...
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Eupleridae (redirect from Malagasy carnivore)
living species in seven genera, commonly known as euplerids, Malagasy mongooses or Malagasy carnivorans. The best known species is the fossa (Cryptoprocta...
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The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia...
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Madagascar (category Articles containing Malagasy-language text)
settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. Consequently, there are 18 or more classified peoples of...
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The swift fox (Vulpes velox) is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such...
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references. Family Eupleridae (the "Malagasy carnivorans") includes fossa, falanouc, Malagasy civet and Malagasy mongooses, all of which are restricted...
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The masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), also called the gem-faced civet or Himalayan palm civet, is a viverrid species native to the Indian subcontinent...
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Viverrinae to the Viverridae. In 1833, Edward Turner Bennett described the Malagasy fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) and subordinated the Cryptoprocta to the Viverridae...
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Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni) Hose's palm civet (Diplogale hosei) Banded palm civet (Hemigalus...
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The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Fossa (animal) (category Pages with Malagasy IPA)
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; /ˈfɒsə/ FOSS-ə or /ˈfuːsə/ FOO-sə; Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar...
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of Malagasy endemic species are found to be in a clade with hyenas, with the Malagasy species being in their own family Eupleridae. The African palm civet...
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Galidiinae (redirect from Malagasy Mongoose)
into four genera. Together with the three other species of indigenous Malagasy carnivorans, including the fossa, they are currently classified in the...
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The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose or broad-striped vontsira (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of small mongooses native to Eastern Madagascar. The species...
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Herpestoidea is a superfamily of mammalia carnivores which includes mongooses, Malagasy carnivorans and the hyenas. Herpestoids, with the exception of the hyenas...
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The banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus), also called the banded civet, is a viverrid native to Indomalaya. They primarily inhabit lowland conifer habitat...
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