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Red-tailed Vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis)

Red-tailed Vanga

Calicalicus madagascariensis

Least Concern

Overview

The red-tailed vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) is a monotypic species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is endemic to Madagascar, where its natural habitats consist of subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Did you know?

Although the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson first described the species in 1760 using the Latin name Lanius Madagascariensis minor, this naming did not conform to the binomial system and is not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.

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