Chabert vanga

Chabert vanga
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)
Chabert vanga near Toliara, SW Madagascar

The chabert vanga (Leptopterus chabert), also erroneously called "Chabert's vanga",[2] is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Leptopterus.[3] It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1] Its name comes from a rendition of its call.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International. 2016. Leptopterus chabert. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22708046A94147282. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708046A94147282.en. Downloaded on 31 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "English Name Updates". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "ITIS Report: Leptoterus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.


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