Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) is a animal in the Vangidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) (Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776))
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Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Artamella viridis, the white-headed vanga, is a monotypic vanga species endemic to Madagascar.

Family
Genus
Artamella
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

The white-headed vanga, with the scientific name Artamella viridis (first described by Statius Muller in 1776), is a bird species that belongs to the Vangidae family. It is the only species placed in the monotypic genus Artamella. This species is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Photo: (c) Frédéric LEVIEZ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frédéric LEVIEZ · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Vangidae Artamella

More from Vangidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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