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| − | + | '''Alternative name: Red-tailed Shrike''' | |
| − | [[Image:Red-tailed_Vanga_for_BF.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by James Williams]] | + | ;[[:Category:Calicalicus|Calicalicus]] madagascariensis |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13 - 14cm. A small Vanga with a [[:Category:Paridae|tit]]-like appearance: | ||
| + | ====Male==== | ||
| + | * Grey forehead to nape | ||
| + | * Black patch from base of bill extending backwards broadly around eye with narrow white border above | ||
| + | * Grey upperparts with rufous rump and rufous uppertail-coverts | ||
| + | * Rufous median and lesser upperwing-coverts | ||
| + | * Rufous tail | ||
| + | * White cheek and ear-coverts | ||
| + | * Black chin and throat | ||
| + | * Black eye | ||
| + | * White underparts | ||
| + | ====Female==== | ||
| + | * Duller grey forehead to nape | ||
| + | * Off-white eyering | ||
| + | * Olive-brown upperparts | ||
| + | * Brick-red rump and uppertail-coverts | ||
| + | * Red tail with dark brown inner webs | ||
| + | * Buffy lower ear-coverts, cheek and side of neck | ||
| + | * Whitish throat with broad buffy breastband | ||
| + | * Whitish belly | ||
| + | Juveniles are similar to females. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | See [[Red-shouldered Vanga]] for differences. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Endemic to north, west and east [[Madagascar]].<br /> | ||
| + | Common to fairly common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Various types of native forest, adjacent second growth. Occurs from sea-level up to 2000m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds on insects (beetles, capterpillars, Orthoptera) and small vertebrates (chameleons).<br /> | ||
| + | During breeding season in pairs, outside in small groups or in mixed-species flocks with [[Common Jery]], [[Stripe-throated Jery]], [[Sakalava Weaver]], other Vangas, [[Crested Drongo]] or [[Madagascar Cuckooshrike]].<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding season from October to January. A monogamous species. The nest is an open cup made of leaf stalks and spider webs. It's placed high above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 eggs. | ||
| + | Probably a sedentary species. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calicalicus+madagascariensis}} | {{GSearch|Calicalicus+madagascariensis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calicalicus]] |
Latest revision as of 02:20, 20 May 2021
Alternative name: Red-tailed Shrike
- Calicalicus madagascariensis
Identification
13 - 14cm. A small Vanga with a tit-like appearance:
Male
- Grey forehead to nape
- Black patch from base of bill extending backwards broadly around eye with narrow white border above
- Grey upperparts with rufous rump and rufous uppertail-coverts
- Rufous median and lesser upperwing-coverts
- Rufous tail
- White cheek and ear-coverts
- Black chin and throat
- Black eye
- White underparts
Female
- Duller grey forehead to nape
- Off-white eyering
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Brick-red rump and uppertail-coverts
- Red tail with dark brown inner webs
- Buffy lower ear-coverts, cheek and side of neck
- Whitish throat with broad buffy breastband
- Whitish belly
Juveniles are similar to females.
Similar species
See Red-shouldered Vanga for differences.
Distribution
Endemic to north, west and east Madagascar.
Common to fairly common.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Various types of native forest, adjacent second growth. Occurs from sea-level up to 2000m.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects (beetles, capterpillars, Orthoptera) and small vertebrates (chameleons).
During breeding season in pairs, outside in small groups or in mixed-species flocks with Common Jery, Stripe-throated Jery, Sakalava Weaver, other Vangas, Crested Drongo or Madagascar Cuckooshrike.
Breeding season from October to January. A monogamous species. The nest is an open cup made of leaf stalks and spider webs. It's placed high above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 eggs.
Probably a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-tailed Vanga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Vanga
