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Vanga (other)
The family Vangidae (from ''vanga'', Malagasy for the hook-billed vanga, ''Vanga curvirostris'') comprises a group of often shrike-like medium-sized birds distributed from Asia to Africa, including the vangas of Madagascar to which the family owes its name. Many species in this family were previously classified elsewhere in other families. Recent molecular techniques made it possible to assign these species to Vangidae, thereby solving several taxonomic enigmas. The family contains 40 species divided into 21 genera. Taxonomy In addition to the small set of Malagasy species traditionally called the vangas, Vangidae includes some Asian groups: the woodshrikes (''Tephrodornis''), flycatcher-shrikes (''Hemipus'') and philentomas. Vangidae belongs to a clade of corvid birds that also includes bushshrikes (Malaconotidae), ioras (Aegithinidae) and the Australian butcherbirds, magpies and currawongs (Cracticidae) and woodswallows (Artamidae), which has been defined as the superfamily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-headed Vanga
The white-headed vanga (''Artamella viridis'') is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Artamella''. It is endemic to Madagascar, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia .... Taxonomy and systematics Former Species Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-and-crimson oriole to be a species within the genus ''Artamella''. References white-headed vanga Endemic birds of Madagascar white-headed vanga Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Vangidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylas
The tylas vanga (''Tylas eduardi'') is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Tylas''. It is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. References Vangidae, tylas vanga Endemic birds of Madagascar Birds described in 1862, tylas vanga Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Vangidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystacornis
Crossley's vanga (''Mystacornis crossleyi''), also known as Crossley's babbler-vanga, Crossley's babbler, Madagascar groundhunter, or Madagascar groundjumper, is a bird species in the family Vangidae. Taxonomy The bird is in the monotypic genus ''Mystacornis''. The species is an example of convergent evolution: its bill and body shape adapted to its habit of looking for insect prey in the leaf litter, eventually becoming so similar to that of ground-babblers that early naturalists initially classified the Crossley's vanga into what was then known as the babbler family, Timaliidae.Ulf S Johansson, Rauri C.K Bowie, Shannon J Hackett y Thomas S Schulenberg. The phylogenetic affinities of Crossley's babbler (Mystacornis crossleyi): adding a new niche to the vanga radiation of Madagascar' Description Crossley's vanga is a small babbler-like bird, 15 cm long and weighing around 25 g. Its most distinctive feature is the olive-grey bill, which is disproportionately long and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypositta
The nuthatch vanga (''Hypositta corallirostris''), also known as the coral-billed nuthatch-vanga and formerly as the coral-billed nuthatch, is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s. References nuthatch vanga Endemic birds of Madagascar nuthatch vanga Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Vangidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calicalicus
''Calicalicus'' is a genus of bird in the family Vangidae. It contains two species, both of which are endemic to Madagascar: Species The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854 with the red-tailed vanga as the type species. The name ''Calicalicus'' is from the Malagasy word ''Cali-cali'' reported by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson for the male red-tailed vanga The red-tailed vanga (''Calicalicus madagascariensis'') is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest .... References Bird genera Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Vangidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philentoma
''Philentoma'' is an enigmatic genus of birds. They are now usually included in the Vangidae. Species There are two species: References * Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. ...''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. . {{Taxonbar, from=Q2174429 Old World flycatchers Bird genera Birds described in 1845 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Thomas Campbell Eyton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tephrodornis
''Tephrodornis'' is a bird genus usually placed in the Vangidae. There are four species: * Large woodshrike, ''Tephrodornis gularis'' Internet Bird Collection. Accessed 3 January 2010. The scientific name of this is in dispute, and it is commonly referred to as ''T. gularis.'' or ''T. virgatus.'' * Malabar woodshrike
The Malabar woodshrike (''Tephrodornis sylvicola'') is a species of bird usually placed in the family Vangidae. It is found in western India. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the large woodshrike.
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Bias (genus)
The black-and-white shrike-flycatcher (''Bias musicus''), also known as the black-and-white flycatcher or vanga flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. It was placed with the wattle-eyes and batises in the family Platysteiridae but is now considered to be more closely related to the helmetshrikes and woodshrikes. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. References External links * Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher/vanga flycatcher Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds black-and-white shrike-flycatcher Birds of Sub-Sah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prionops
Helmetshrikes are a family uniting some smallish to mid-sized songbird species. They were included with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, later on split between several presumably closely related groups such as bushshrikes ( Malaconotidae) and cuckooshrikes ( Campephagidae), but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group into the family Vangidae. Description and ecology This is an African group of species which are found in scrub or open woodland. They are similar in feeding habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush or tree. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be colourful species with the distinctive crests or other head ornaments, such as wattles, from which they get their name. Helmetshrikes are noisy and sociable birds, some of which breed in loose colonies. They lay 2–4 eggs in neat, well-hidden nests. Systematics As the relationships of the shrike-like birds are increasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolution (journal)
''Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution'', is a monthly scientific journal that publishes significant new results of empirical or theoretical investigations concerning facts, processes, mechanics, or concepts of evolutionary phenomena and events. ''Evolution'' is published by the Society for the Study of Evolution. Its current editor-in-chief is Tracey Chapman. Former editors-in-chief The journal was founded soon after the Second World War. Its first editor was the evolutionary geneticist Ernst Mayr Ernst Walter Mayr (; 5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005) was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His w .... * Ruth Geyer Shaw, July 2013 – 2017 * Daphne Fairbairn, 2010- June 2013 References External linksOfficial website Evolutionary biology journals Publications established in 1947 Academic journals published b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossley's Babbler
Crossley's vanga (''Mystacornis crossleyi''), also known as Crossley's babbler-vanga, Crossley's babbler, Madagascar groundhunter, or Madagascar groundjumper, is a bird species in the family Vangidae. Taxonomy The bird is in the monotypic genus ''Mystacornis''. The species is an example of convergent evolution: its bill and body shape adapted to its habit of looking for insect prey in the leaf litter, eventually becoming so similar to that of ground-babblers that early naturalists initially classified the Crossley's vanga into what was then known as the babbler family, Timaliidae.Ulf S Johansson, Rauri C.K Bowie, Shannon J Hackett y Thomas S Schulenberg. The phylogenetic affinities of Crossley's babbler (Mystacornis crossleyi): adding a new niche to the vanga radiation of Madagascar' Description Crossley's vanga is a small babbler-like bird, 15 cm long and weighing around 25 g. Its most distinctive feature is the olive-grey bill, which is disproportionately long and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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