Chabert Vanga

Chabert Vanga
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Leptopterus
Bonaparte, 1854
Species: L. chabert
Binomial name
Leptopterus chabert
(Müller, 1776)

The Chabert Vanga (Leptopterus chabert), also erroneously called "Chabert's Vanga",[2] is a species of bird in the Vangidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Leptopterus. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1] Its name comes from a rendition of its call.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International 2004. Leptopterus chabert. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
  2. ^ a b "English Name Updates". IOC World Bird List. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-en.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011.