Hook-billed Vanga

Hook-billed Vanga

Vanga curvirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Tylas Vanga
NT

Tylas Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tylas eduardi

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Vanga
LC

Red-tailed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Calicalicus madagascariensis

60–70% · Likely
Common Newtonia
LC

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

50–60% · Likely
Blue Vanga
NT

Blue Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanolanius madagascarinus

40–50% · Likely
Ward's Flycatcher
NT

Ward's Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pseudobias wardi

40–50% · Likely
Pollen's Vanga
VU

Pollen's Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenopirostris polleni

30–40% · Possible
Crossley's Babbler
NT

Crossley's Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mystacornis crossleyi

20–30% · Possible
White-headed Vanga
LC

White-headed Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamella viridis

20–30% · Possible
Chabert Vanga
LC

Chabert Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptopterus chabert

20–30% · Possible
Dark Newtonia
LC

Dark Newtonia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Newtonia amphichroa

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Vanga
NT

Rufous Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schetba rufa

10–20% · Possible
Nuthatch-Vanga
NT

Nuthatch-Vanga

Bird

Hypositta corallirostris

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
0–10
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Ranomafana National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Hook-billed Vanga sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 156 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hook-billed Vanga in Ranomafana National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Hook-billed Vanga in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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