White-headed vanga
| White-headed vanga | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Artamella W.L. Sclater, 1924 |
| Species: | A. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Artamella viridis (Müller, 1776) | |
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The white-headed vanga (Artamella viridis) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Artamella.[2] It is endemic to Madagascar,[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[3]
Taxonomy and systematics
Former Species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-and-crimson oriole to be a species within the genus Artamella.[4]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Artamella viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Artamella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Artamella viridis". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Oriolus cruentus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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