Van Dam's Vanga

Van Dam's Vanga

Xenopirostris damii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Common Newtonia
LC

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

70–80% · Very likely
Rufous Vanga
NT

Rufous Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schetba rufa

60–70% · Likely
Sickle-billed Vanga
LC

Sickle-billed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Falculea palliata

50–60% · Likely
Hook-billed Vanga
LC

Hook-billed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanga curvirostris

30–40% · Possible
Blue Vanga
NT

Blue Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanolanius madagascarinus

30–40% · Possible
Chabert Vanga
LC

Chabert Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptopterus chabert

20–30% · Possible
White-headed Vanga
LC

White-headed Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamella viridis

20–30% · Possible
Red-tailed Vanga
LC

Red-tailed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Calicalicus madagascariensis

Insufficient data
Tylas Vanga
NT

Tylas Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tylas eduardi

Insufficient data
Crossley's Babbler
NT

Crossley's Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mystacornis crossleyi

Insufficient data
Red-shouldered Vanga
VU

Red-shouldered Vanga

Bird

Calicalicus rufocarpalis

Insufficient data
Crested Drongo
LC

Crested Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus forficatus

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Van Dam's Vanga in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Van Dam's Vanga sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 176 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Van Dam's Vanga in Ankarafantsika National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Van Dam's Vanga in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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