Bluntschli's vanga
| Bluntschli's vanga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Hypositta |
| Species: | H. perdita |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypositta perdita S. Peters, 1996 | |
The Bluntschli's vanga (Hypositta perdita), also known as the short-toed nuthatch-vanga, is a possible invalid bird species previously assigned to the Vangidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and is only known from two juvenile specimens collected in 1931.
In 2013, a genetical analyses has been revealed that the two known fledglings represent a rare brown color morph of the white-throated oxylabes.[1]
References
- ↑ Fjeldså, Mayr, Jønsson & Irestedt 2013. On the true identity of Bluntschli's Vanga Hypositta perdita Peters, 1996, a presumed extinct species of Vangidae. Bull. BOC 133 (1): 72–75.
- BirdLife International 2004. Hypositta perdita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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