Comoro Blue Vanga
Cyanolanius comorensis(Shelley, GE, 1894)
English (US) Comoro Blue Vanga
The Comoro Blue Vanga (Cyanolanius comorensis) 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
- Cyanolanius comorensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Comoro Blue Vanga
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1894)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanolanius comorensis comorensis
- Cyanolanius comorensis bensoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Artamia comorensis
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1894)
- Type locality
- Great Comoro Island.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 3 p.42
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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