Vanga curvirostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Corvoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Corvoidea

Familia: Vangidae
Genus: Vanga
Species: Vanga curvirostris Subspecies: V. c. cetera - V. c. curvirostris

Name

Vanga curvirostris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Type locality: Madagascar (likely Fort Dauphan per Stresemann [1952])

Synonyms

Lanius curvirostris (protonym)
Vanga cristata Reichenow, 1923
Vanga griseipectus Shelley, 1912

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. [p. 135]

Additional references

Stresemann, E. 1952. On the birds collected by Pierre Poivre in Canton, Manila, India, and Madagascar (1751–1756). Ibis 94(3): 499–523. DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1952.tb01847.x
Reichenow, A. 1923. Über eine Vogelsammlung vom oberen Kongo und eine neue Würgerart von Insel Nossibé. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg. 40: 61–65. BHL
Shelley, G.E. 1912. The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region. Henry Sotheran, London. Vol. 5, part 2, p. 194. Internet Archive

Vernacular names

English: Hook-billed vanga
español: Vanga picudo
فارسی: وانگای منقارچنگکی
français: Vanga écorcheur
magyar: Kampóscsőrű vanga
italiano: Vanga dal becco uncinato
Nederlands: Haaksnavelvanga
svenska: Haknäbbsvanga