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Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii



Family: Vangidae (Vangas and allies)

Authority: Lesson, 1831

Red List Category

Criteria: A3bc

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small range, restricted to north-eastern Madagascar, where its lowland forest habitat is being cleared rapidly for subsistence agriculture and timber. Climate change is projected to severely affect this species, therefore, the it has been uplisted to Endangered.



Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 16,200 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/helmet-vanga-euryceros-prevostii on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.