Blue vanga

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Blue vanga
Blue vanga

Blue vanga

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Vanga shrike (Vangidae)
Subfamily : Vanginae
Genre : Cyanolanius
Type : Blue vanga
Scientific name of the  genus
Cyanolanius
Bonaparte , 1854
Scientific name of the  species
Cyanolanius madagascarinus
( Linnaeus , 1766)

The blue vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus ) is a passerine bird in the family of the vanga stranglers (Vangidae).

features

The blue vanga is a 16–19 cm tall, 19–25 g heavy, skilfully climbing bird with impressive plumage. The male is bright blue on the back, the top of the tail, the top of the head to the beak, and the throat, neck and belly are white. The iris is blue, in the female it is yellowish. Young birds have pale edges on the head, back and wing feathers.

behavior

You see them mostly in pairs and often in "mixed flocks", together with other Vanga groups. They often look for food by hanging upside down on the ends of branches.

distribution and habitat

This species lives in Madagascar , the Comoros , and Mayotte , the typical habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest as well as humid lowland forests.

The following subspecies can be distinguished:

The "Comoros Blauvanga" found in the Comoros is mostly regarded as a subspecies of the Blauvanga, but sometimes as a separate species, Cyanolanius comorensis .

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c F. Hawkins, R. Safford, A. Skerrett: Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Helm Field Guides, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4
  2. ↑ a b Handbook of the Birds of the World
  3. ^ IUCN Redlist Cyanolanius madagascarinus in the IUCN Red List, accessed on December 29, 2016.

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