Hook-billed vanga | |
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Vanga curvirostris nesting in Anjajavy Forest | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vangidae |
Genus: |
Vanga Vieillot, 1816 |
Species: | V. curvirostris |
Binomial name | |
Vanga curvirostris (Linnaeus, 1766) |
The hook-billed vanga (Vanga curvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The black-crested bulbul was originally described in the genus Vanga (as Vanga Flaviventris).