Lafresnaye's Vanga
Xenopirostris xenopirostris(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1850)
English (US) Lafresnaye's Vanga
The Lafresnaye's Vanga (Xenopirostris xenopirostris) 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: locally in arid subdesert of southwestern MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Xenopirostris xenopirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Lafresnaye's Vanga
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Vanga xenopirostris
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1850)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 2 p.107 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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