Short-toed Nuthatch Vanga (Hypositta perdita)

Other Names (World)
Short-toed Nuthatch Vanga, Bluntschli's Vanga, Short-toed Nuthatch-Vanga

Family
Vangidae (Vangas And Allies)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Peters, 1996

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Madagascar (E) (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
Habitat destruction and degradation through slash-and-burn cultivation by subsistence farmers is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Described as new to science by Peters (1996) based on two juveniles with far longer tarsi and shorter toes than those of Nuthatch Vanga (Hypositta corallirostris). The recognition of Short-toed Nuthatch Vanga (Hypositta perdita) appears to be justified. The possibility that these birds were juvenile Nuthatch Vanga (Hypositta corallirostris) (Goodman et al. 1997) seems improbable.

References
See References.

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