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Hook-billed Vanga
Vanga curvirostris (Linnaeus, 1766)
Vangidae — Vangas & Allies
Hook-billed Vanga, Vanga curvirostris, is a passerine found in Madagascar, where it breeds. It belongs to the Vangidae family and is the only species in the genus Vanga. Its name points to the bird’s curved bill, which is its key identifying feature. It occurs in dry forest, moist lowland forest and moist montane forest across the island. Two subspecies are recognised, one in the west, north and east of Madagascar, and the other in the south.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vangidae — Vangas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: Madagascar
