Avibase: Cyanolanius [madagascarinus or comorensis] (Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga)

Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga

Cyanolanius [madagascarinus or comorensis] (= Cyanolanius madagascarinus) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The blue vanga is a bird species in the family Vangidae. It is in the monotypic genus Cyanolanius. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Vangidae
Genus:
   Cyanolanius
Scientific:
  Cyanolanius madagascarinus

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Loxia madagascarina

Type locality:
Madagascar. Type locality restricted to Fort Dauphin by Stresemann, 1952, Ibis, p. 505.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/310/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
DB5D67FDAD7D9E8C

Avibase ID:
avibase-DB5D67FD

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DB5D67FD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559634

Geographic range:

Cyanolanius madagascarinus: forest of northern and central Madagascar
Cyanolanius comorensis: northwestern and west-central Comoros
Cyanolanius comorensis comorensis: Comoros (Mohéli)
Cyanolanius comorensis bensoni: Comoros (Grand Comoro); possibly extinct

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga
French:
Artamie azurée ou A. des Comores

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius [madagascarinus or comorensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius [madagascarinus or comorensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius [madagascarinus or comorensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Madagascar or Comoros Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius [madagascarinus or comorensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Artamie azurée ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Artamie azurée ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue Vanga ( Leptopterus madagascarinus) [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue Vanga ( Leptopterus madagascarinus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Leptopterus madagascarinus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Leptopterus madagascarinus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Leptopterus madagascarinus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue Vanga ( Cyanolanius madagascarinus) [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanolanius madagascarinus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanolanius madagascarinus [version 1]

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