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Helmet vanga

Euryceros prevostii R. P. Lesson, 1831

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) is a species in the family Vangidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 86 g to 108 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii)
Photo: Helmet_Vanga_01.jpg : Eric Mathieu derivative work: Sabine's Sunbird ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the helmet vanga

Weight
86 g – 108 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the helmet vanga

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Helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the helmet vanga live?

Not recorded

What is the helmet vanga?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) is a distinctive-looking bird of the vanga family, Vangidae, and is classified in its own genus, Euryceros. It is mainly blue-black, with rufous wings and a huge arched blue bill. It is restricted to lowland and lower montane rainforests of northeastern Madagascar. Its diet is composed of invertebrates, predominantly insects. The species is threatened by habitat loss.

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Is the helmet vanga endangered?

The helmet vanga is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the helmet vanga classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVangidae
  6. genusEuryceros
  7. SpeciesEuryceros prevostii R. P. Lesson, 1831
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • HelmetbirdEnglish
  • HelmetbirdEnglish
  • Helmeted vangaEnglish
  • ضغامArabic
  • Шлемоноса вангаBulgarian
  • vanga becgròsCatalan
  • Vanga de cascCatalan
  • vanga přílbováCzech
  • fanga helmogWelsh
  • HjelmvangaDanish
  • HelmvangaGerman
  • kaska vangaoEsperanto
  • Vanga de cascoSpanish
  • suurnokk-vangaEstonian
  • وانگای کلاهخودیPersian
  • kypärävangaFinnish
  • Eurycère de PrévostFrench
  • ונגת הקסדהHebrew
  • krupnokljuna vangaCroatian
  • sisakos vangaHungarian
  • Vanga dall'elmoItalian
  • ヘルメットモズJapanese
  • šalminė vangaLithuanian
  • ഹെൽമറ്റ് വാൻഗMalayalam
  • stornebbvangaNorwegian
  • hełmodzióbPolish
  • vanga-de-prévostPortuguese
  • vanga-de-capacetePortuguese
  • Шлемоклювая вангаRussian
  • Толстоклювая вангаRussian
  • Шлемоносная вангаRussian
  • vanga prilbozobáSlovak
  • Kljunorog vangaSerbian
  • hjälmvangaSwedish
  • Satır Gagalı VangaTurkish
  • ванга товстодзьобаUkrainian
  • 盔鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the helmet vanga

Other species in the same family Vangidae.

CompareHelmet vanga vs Sickle-billed vangaHelmet vanga vs Nuthatch vangaHelmet vanga vs Hook-billed vangaHelmet vanga vs Madagascar blue vanga

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the helmet vanga?

An adult helmet vanga weighs 86 g – 108 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the helmet vanga endangered?

The helmet vanga is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the helmet vanga?

The helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) belongs to the family Vangidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/helmet-vanga

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BibTeX
@misc{helmet_vanga_2026,
  title = {Helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/helmet-vanga},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}