Hook-billed Vanga

Hook-billed Vanga

Vanga curvirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Berenty Reserve

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Common Newtonia
LC

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

20–30% · Possible
Chabert Vanga
LC

Chabert Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptopterus chabert

10–20% · With luck
Lafresnaye's Vanga
NT

Lafresnaye's Vanga

Bird

Xenopirostris xenopirostris

Insufficient data
Archbold's Newtonia
LC

Archbold's Newtonia

Bird

Newtonia archboldi

Insufficient data
Red-shouldered Vanga
VU

Red-shouldered Vanga

Bird

Calicalicus rufocarpalis

Insufficient data
Blue Vanga
NT

Blue Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanolanius madagascarinus

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Vanga
LC

Red-tailed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Calicalicus madagascariensis

Insufficient data
Crested Drongo
LC

Crested Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus forficatus

80–90% · Very likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone mutata

70–80% · Very likely
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
LC

Madagascar Magpie-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Copsychus albospecularis

60–70% · Likely
Common Jery
LC

Common Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis tenella

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hook-billed Vanga in Berenty Reserve?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Hook-billed Vanga sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hook-billed Vanga in Berenty Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Hook-billed Vanga in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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