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Nuthatch vanga

Hypositta corallirostris (A. Newton, 1863)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris) is a species in the family Vangidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.1 g to 14.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nuthatch vanga

Weight
14.1 g – 14.5 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nuthatch vanga live?

Not recorded

What is the nuthatch vanga?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris), also known as the coral-billed nuthatch-vanga and formerly as the coral-billed nuthatch, is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Nuthatch vanga” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nuthatch_vanga&oldid=1380573792), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the nuthatch vanga endangered?

The nuthatch vanga is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the nuthatch vanga classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVangidae
  6. genusHypositta
  7. SpeciesHypositta corallirostris (A. Newton, 1863)

Synonyms Hypherpes corallirostris

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Coral-billed nuthatch-vangaEnglish
  • Coral-billed nuthatch-vangaEnglish
  • Nuthatch-vangaEnglish
  • vanga pica-soquesCatalan
  • vanga brhličíCzech
  • fanga picochWelsh
  • KoralnæbsvangaDanish
  • KleibervangaGerman
  • KorallenschnabelvangaGerman
  • koralbeka vangaoEsperanto
  • Vanga trepadorSpanish
  • kluttvangaEstonian
  • وانگای کمرکولیPersian
  • nakkelivangaFinnish
  • Sittelle malgacheFrench
  • Hypositte malgacheFrench
  • plavetna vangaCroatian
  • csuszkavangaHungarian
  • Vanga sittaItalian
  • Ipositta beccodicoralloItalian
  • ベニバシゴジュウカラモズJapanese
  • madagaskarinė vangaLithuanian
  • BoomklevervangaDutch
  • rødnebbvangaNorwegian
  • koralodziób długopalcowyPolish
  • vanga-trepadorPortuguese
  • vanga-de-bico-de-coralPortuguese
  • Поползневая вангаRussian
  • Красноклювая вангаRussian
  • vanga brhlíčiaSlovak
  • Brgljezolika vangaSerbian
  • klättervangaSwedish
  • Sıvacı VangaTurkish
  • ванга червонодзьобаUkrainian
  • 红嘴钩嘴鵙Chinese
  • 馬島鉤嘴鵙Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the nuthatch vanga

Other species in the same family Vangidae.

CompareNuthatch vanga vs Helmet vangaNuthatch vanga vs Sickle-billed vangaNuthatch vanga vs Hook-billed vangaNuthatch vanga vs Madagascar blue vanga

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nuthatch vanga?

An adult nuthatch vanga weighs 14.1 g – 14.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nuthatch vanga endangered?

The nuthatch vanga is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the nuthatch vanga?

The nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris) belongs to the family Vangidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nuthatch-vanga

MLA

“Nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nuthatch-vanga.

BibTeX
@misc{nuthatch_vanga_2026,
  title = {Nuthatch vanga (Hypositta corallirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nuthatch-vanga},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}