Comoros blue vanga explained

The Comoros blue vanga or Comoro blue vanga (Cyanolanius comorensis) is a bird species in the family Vangidae. It is found in the Comoros, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognised:[1]

It has a ultramarine blue beak with a black tip in males and a dark brown tip in females. The iris is pale blue in adults, while the legs and feet are black or dark slate in colour.

Distribution

The species is found on the islands of Grand Comore and Mohéli in the Comoros Islands.

It inhabits a variety of woodland on the Comoro Islands. It is known to inhabits habitats above an elevation of 300m (1,000feet) on Mohéli. On Grand Comore, it is mainly known from degraded forest patches with banana cultivation on the slopes of Mount Karthala at an elevation of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).

Status

The species on the Comoro Islands is threatened by a limited range, deforestation and habitat loss, and degradation of the habitat due to invasive plant species like Syzygium jambos, Lantana camara and Clidemia hirta.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Batises, woodshrikes, bushshrikes, vangas . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 21 June 2018 .
  2. Web site: International). BirdLife International (BirdLife. 2016-10-01. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cyanolanius comorensis. 2020-07-07. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.