White-headed vanga

The white-headed vanga (Artamella viridis) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Artamella.^[2] It is endemic to Madagascar,^[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.^[3]

White-headed vanga
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Vangidae
Genus:	Artamella W.L. Sclater, 1924
Species:	A. viridis
Binomial name
Artamella viridis (Müller, 1776)
Synonyms
Leptopteryx viridis

Taxonomy and systematics

Former Species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-and-crimson oriole to be a species within the genus Artamella.^[4]