Red-tailed Vanga
Calicalicus madagascariensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Red-tailed Vanga
The Red-tailed Vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) 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.
Range: forested regions of MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Calicalicus madagascariensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-tailed Vanga
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius madagascariensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Madagascar. Type locality restricted to Fort Dauphin, by Stresemann, 1952, Ibis, p. 504.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.137
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-shouldered Vanga
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Dark Newtonia
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