Vanga curvirostris

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 Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: 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 Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes 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