Vangas (Vangidae)
Red-tailed Vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) - HBW 14, p. 165
French: Calicalic malgache
German: Rotschwanzvanga
Spanish: Vanga Colirrojo
Other common names: Red-tailed Shrike
Taxonomy: Lanius madagascariensis Linnaeus, 1766, Fort Dauphin (Tôlanaro), south-east Madagascar.
Recent molecular-genetic analysis indicates that genus may be closest to Vanga, Cyanolanius, Schetba and Euryceros; recent cladistic analysis based on morphological characters, however, suggests that it may not belong in the present family, but could be closer to drongos (Dicruridae) and monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae). Monotypic.
Distribution: N, W & E Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male calling in the canopy Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 September 2007 2 years ago 10 sec 2.3
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Male in early morning light
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 26 October 2010 35 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult female in the hand
Locality Sahambavy Forest, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
nlb.birder 28 October 2007 2 years ago 3.5 -
A male bird in a bush
Locality Ambohitantely Forest Reserve, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 8 October 2005 2 years ago 3 -
Adult female in the hand
Locality Sahambavy Forest, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
nlb.birder 28 October 2007 2 years ago 3
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Vocalizations of a bird; at the end with Indris (Indri indri) in the background.
Locality Maromiza Forest, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 1996 1 year ago 4
