Red-tailed Vanga
Calicalicus madagascariensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies)
- GenusCalicalicus (Tit-like Vangas)
- SpeciesCalicalicus madagascariensis (Red-tailed Vanga)
The red-tailed vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the red-tailed vanga in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Madagascar. He used the French name La petite pie-griesche de Madagascar and the Latin Lanius Madagascariensis minor. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Red-shouldered Vanga
Calicalicus rufocarpalis
Common Newtonia
Newtonia brunneicauda
Rufous Vanga
Schetba rufa
Sickle-billed Vanga
Falculea palliata
Van Dam's Vanga
Xenopirostris damii
Hook-billed Vanga
Vanga curvirostris
Blue Vanga
Cyanolanius madagascarinus
Chabert Vanga
Leptopterus chabert
White-headed Vanga
Artamella viridis
Tylas Vanga
Tylas eduardi
Crossley's Babbler
Mystacornis crossleyi
Crested Drongo
Dicrurus forficatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-tailed Vanga at Ankarafantsika National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |