Rufous Vanga

The Rufous Vanga is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Geographic range: The rufous vanga lives in Madagascar, in rainforest along most of the east coast, and in tropical deciduous forest in the northwest. Habitat: The rufous vanga prefers undisturbed rainforest from sea level to 5,400 feet (1,800 meters) above sea level, and undisturbed or slightly disturbed tropical deciduous forest. Diet: The rufous vanga feeds mainly on insects and occasionally on small lizards. More

young male Rufous Vangas (Schetba rufa) have scattered black feathers on their otherwise white throats and upper breasts before ac- quiring black throats and upper breasts as adults (Ya- magishi et al. 1992). I saw no evidence in the museum specimens, or in the field, that the dorsal coloration of male and female differed. Likewise, females did not have more massive bills. More

The Rufous Vanga (Schetba rufa) is a species of bird in the Vangidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Schetba. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Schetba rufa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

* Male Rufous Vanga with insect, high up in the Masoala rainforest Masoala National Park, Madagascar Photo-ay 1 August 2009 22 weeks ago 3 Sounds 0 recordings * No sound recordings available yet * Send or share this page * Email this pageEmail this page About us | Contact us | FAQ Advertising more » More

The rufous vanga is the sole occupant of its genus. It has two subspecies, the nominate and long-billed form in eastern Madagascar and S. r. occidentalis, somewhat shorter-billed, in the central parts of the west. OTHER COMMON NAMES French: Artamie rousse; German: Rotvanga; Spanish: Vanga Rufa. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The rufous vanga is a medium-sized vanga, with short wings and a medium-length tail, and a strong head and neck. More

very similar to a rufous vanga, and likewise takes much prey from the ground. Reproductive biology Aside from studies on one or two species, not much is known of vanga reproduction. Like most Malagasy passerines, the breeding season is from October to December, in the early part of the warm rainy season. Most species lay two or three eggs, whitish or pinkish with dull reddish or brown speckles, in a cup-shaped nest, constructed by both male and female. More

->The Rufous Vanga ( Schetba rufa) is a species of Bird in the Vangidae family UserPolbot. ->The Tylas Vanga ( Tylas eduardi) is a species of Bird in the Vangidae family UserPolbot. -> Xenopirostris is a genus of Bird in the Vangidae family Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. More

Social Organization of the Rufous Vanga (click for enlarged image) Social Organization of the Rufous Vanga The Ecology of Vangas-Birds Endemic to Madagascar Edited by: Yamagishi, Satoshi Published by Trans Pacific Press ISBN: 9781920901042 Pages: 211 Availability: In Stock Our Price: $69. More

4 The role of the Rufous Vanga in a mixed-species flock of birds Teruaki HINO PART 2 Social organization of the Rufous Vanga 5 The breedig biology of the Rufous Vanga Kazuhiro EGUCHI 6 The role of helpers in the Rufous Vanga society Kazuhiro EGUCHI 7 Sons or daughters? Shigeki ASAI PART 3 Tracking the route taken by Rufous Vangas 8 Tracking the route taken by Rufous Vangas More

Rufous vangas eat rather similar kinds of food, but hunt for it in a different way. They spot prey by its movement, and so the actual species eaten are very different from those consumed by the hook-billed vanga. The Rufous vanga takes cockroaches, scorpions, and ants from the forest floor, and katydids and beetles from the undersides of understory leaves. More

Rufous Vanga, Madagascar, Ampijoroa November 2003 © Simon Harrap/Birdquest Simon Harrap/Birdquest Send this as a postcard Rufous Vanga - Rufous Vanga, Madagascar, Ankarafantsika NP Sept 07 © Ian Merrill Rufous Vanga - Rufous Vanga, Madagascar, Masoala November 2007 © Andrew Moon Rufous Vanga - Showing Records 1 through 3 of 3 Total Records More

This is a Rufous Vanga (Schetba rufa) photo page of the Mangoverde World CLICK HERE to make comments, add a link, or submit content for Schetba rufa Almost all pictures on this site were taken with a Konica Minolta camera WILDMADAGASCAR.ORG WildMadagascar. More