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The sickle-billed vanga belongs to the family Vangidae, one of Madagascar's families.. Madagascar is an island nation located off the southeastern coast of Africa.Because of its long separation from neighboring continents—through tectonic movement, it split from Africa about 160 million years ago, and from India around 90 million years ago—it contains many species endemic to the island. [1]
Pages in category "Birds of Madagascar" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. '
The following three families are endemic to Madagascar: . Ground-rollers, a family within the Coraciiformes, containing five species in three genera.; Asities, a passerine family within the Old World suboscines, containing four species in two genera
Known scientifically as Ardea humbloti, the Madagascar heron was added to the red list in 2016 following a review of the population’s size at the time.A team assessed the species for inclusion ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
The family Vangidae (from vanga, Malagasy for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris) [1] 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.
The red fody (Foudia madagascariensis), also known as the Madagascar fody in Madagascar, red cardinal fody in Mauritius, or common fody, is a small bird native to Madagascar and introduced to various other islands in the Indian Ocean.
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.