Hook-billed Vanga
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Hook-billed Vanga

Vanga curvirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Berenty Reserve
70 Verified records at Berenty Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The hook-billed vanga (Vanga curvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. 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. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the hook-billed vanga in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected on the island of Madagascar. He used the French name L'écorcheur de Madagascar and the Latin Collurio Madagascariensis. 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Hook-billed Vanga sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Common Newtonia
LC Endemic

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

20–30% · Possible
Chabert Vanga
LC Endemic

Chabert Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptopterus chabert

10–20% · With luck
Red-tailed Vanga
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Calicalicus madagascariensis

Insufficient data
Archbold's Newtonia
LC Endemic

Archbold's Newtonia

Bird

Newtonia archboldi

Insufficient data
Lafresnaye's Vanga
NT Endemic

Lafresnaye's Vanga

Bird

Xenopirostris xenopirostris

Insufficient data
Red-shouldered Vanga
VU Endemic

Red-shouldered Vanga

Bird

Calicalicus rufocarpalis

Insufficient data
Blue Vanga
NT

Blue Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanolanius madagascarinus

Insufficient data
Crested Drongo
LC

Crested Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus forficatus

80–90% · Very likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone mutata

70–80% · Very likely
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
LC Endemic

Madagascar Magpie-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Copsychus albospecularis

60–70% · Likely
Common Jery
LC Endemic

Common Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis tenella

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hook-billed Vanga in Berenty Reserve?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Hook-billed Vanga sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hook-billed Vanga in Berenty Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Hook-billed Vanga in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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