White-headed Vanga
Artamella viridis(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) White-headed Vanga
The White-headed Vanga (Artamella viridis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Vangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Artamella viridis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Vanga
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Artamella viridis viridis
- Artamella viridis annae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius viridis
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- from Madagascar. Type locality restricted to Fort Dauphin by Stresemann, 1952, Ibis, p. 505.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Pollen's Vanga
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Lafresnaye's Vanga
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Bernier's Vanga
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Sickle-billed Vanga
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