Vangidae
Order: Passeriformes
Vangas; ~22 species endemic or near-endemic to Madagascar. A spectacular radiation of passerines filling ecological niches across the island, from tiny warblers to large woodpecker-like birds. Bills range from thin curved to massive hooked. One of the most impressive island adaptive radiations.
Species 40
African Shrike-flycatcher
Megabyas flammulatus
Archbold's Newtonia
Newtonia archboldi
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
Bernier's Vanga
Oriolia bernieri
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Chabert Vanga
Leptopterus chabert
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
Prionops scopifrons
Common Newtonia
Newtonia brunneicauda
Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Comoro Blue Vanga
Cyanolanius comorensis
Crossley's Vanga
Mystacornis crossleyi
Dark Newtonia
Newtonia amphichroa
Gabela Helmetshrike
Prionops gabela
Grey-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops poliolophus
Helmet Vanga
Euryceros prevostii
Hook-billed Vanga
Vanga curvirostris
Lafresnaye's Vanga
Xenopirostris xenopirostris
Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus
Madagascar Blue Vanga
Cyanolanius madagascarinus
Malabar Woodshrike
Tephrodornis sylvicola
Maroon-breasted Philentoma
Philentoma velata
Nuthatch Vanga
Hypositta corallirostris
Pollen's Vanga
Xenopirostris polleni
Red-billed Helmetshrike
Prionops caniceps
Red-shouldered Vanga
Calicalicus rufocarpalis
Red-tailed Newtonia
Newtonia fanovanae
Red-tailed Vanga
Calicalicus madagascariensis
Retz's Helmetshrike
Prionops retzii
Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
Prionops rufiventris
Rufous Vanga
Schetba rufa
Rufous-winged Philentoma
Philentoma pyrhoptera
Sickle-billed Vanga
Falculea palliata
Sri Lanka Woodshrike
Tephrodornis affinis
Tylas Vanga
Tylas eduardi
Van Dam's Vanga
Xenopirostris damii
Ward's Flycatcher
Pseudobias wardi
White-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops plumatus
White-headed Vanga
Artamella viridis
Yellow-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops alberti