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Helmet Vanga

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Vangidae
Genus:	Euryceros Lesson, 1831
Species:	E. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The vangas are a group of little-known small to medium-sized Passerine Birds restricted to Madagascar. prevostii

Binomial name

Euryceros prevostii
Lesson, 1831

The Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii is a distinctive-looking bird of the vanga family, Vangidae, with a huge arched blue bill. René Primevère Lesson (March 20 1794 - April 28 1849 was a French surgeon and naturalist. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a The vangas are a group of little-known small to medium-sized Passerine Birds restricted to Madagascar. It is the only member of its genus.

It is restricted to lowland and lower montane rainforests in north-east Madagascar. Rainforests are Forests characterized by high Rainfall with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern

Sites where it can be found include Marojejy Strict Nature Reserve, the Masoala National Park and Mantadia National Park. Masoala National Park, in northeast Madagascar, is the largest of the island's protected areas Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre Protected area consisting principally of primary growth forest in Toamasina Province in eastern

Adults mainly eat large insects, but food items brought to young in the nest may be more varied , including snails, lizards, spiders and crabs.

The binomial of this bird commemorates the French artist Florent Prévost. Florent Prévost (died 1870 was a French naturalist Prévost was assistant naturalist at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.

References

BirdLife International (2004). Euryceros prevostii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
Graetz, J. (1991) Nest observations of the Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii Newsletter of the Working Group on Madagascar Birds 1: 2.
Powzyk, J. (1995) Exceptional observations in Mantadia National Park Newsletter of the Working Group on Madagascar Birds 5 (2): 4
Safford, Roger (2000) Photospot: Helmet Vanga Bulletin of the African Bird Club volume 7. 1

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