Helmet vanga

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Helmet vanga
Helmet vanga

Helmet vanga

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Vanga shrike (Vangidae)
Subfamily : Vanginae
Genre : Euryceros
Type : Helmet vanga
Scientific name of the  genus
Euryceros
Lesson , 1831
Scientific name of the  species
Euryceros prevostii
Lesson, 1831

The helmet vanga ( Euryceros prevostii ) is a passerine bird in the family of the Vangawurger (Vangidae).

features

Skeleton of a helmet vanguard
Helmvanga on its nest with a clearly visible massive beak
Distribution area

The helmet vanga is an impressive 28–31 cm large, 84–114 g heavy vanga with a powerful blue beak (approx. 50 mm long, 30 mm thick) with a black tip, young birds have a dark gray beak with a light tip. It has a rather long and broad tail. The male is predominantly black with a brown back and a brown upper side of the tail, the female more brownish.

behavior

One often sees the helmet vanga in mixed swarms "mixed flocks" together with other vangas. It feeds on insects and small vertebrates on leaves and on the ground.

Feeding chicks in the nest

Helmet Vangas are monogamous and breed between October and January. Both sexes are involved in nest building, the clutch comprises 2 - 3 reddish-white eggs.

distribution and habitat

These endemic species belongs to the monotypic genus Eryceros and lives in Madagascar , where it is limited to the rainforest below 1200 m in the northeast in the National Park Marojejy , Makira Natural Park , Masoala National Park and National Park Mantadia Andasibe .

Hazardous situation

The stock is considered to be endangered ( Vulnerable ).

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. ↑ Giuseppe Marca, Russell Thorstrom: Breeding biology, diet and vocalization of the Helmet Vanga, Euryceros prevostii, on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. In: Ostrich. 71, 2010, p. 400, doi: 10.1080 / 00306525.2000.9639840 .
  3. ↑ Handbook of the Birds of the World
  4. ^ IUCN Redlist Euryceros prevostii in the IUCN Red List, accessed on December 29, 2016.

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