Nuthatch vanga

Nuthatch vanga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Hypositta
Species: H. corallirostris
Binomial name
Hypositta corallirostris
(Newton A, 1863)

The nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris), also known as the coral-billed nuthatch-vanga and formerly as the coral-billed nuthatch, is a species of bird in the Vangidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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