Red-shouldered Vanga

Calicalicus rufocarpalis

VulnerableLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesShrublandCup nestSmall · 17 g

About the Red-shouldered Vanga

The red-shouldered vanga is a member of the vanga family endemic to south-west Madagascar.

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Like many of the vangas, this species is sexually dimorphic; the male is the more colorful of the two. He has a pale gray crown, nape and mantle, with white on the ear coverts and forehead. Other than a black bib, which extends from the beak partway down the breast and up the sides of his neck, his underparts are principally whitish, tinged with pink on the breast and flanks. His flight feathers are brown, his wing coverts are brick-red, and his tail is a pale brick-red. His beak is black, his irides are yellow, and his legs and feet are pinkish-gray.

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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