Definition of vanga in English:

noun

• A songbird similar to the shrike, found in Madagascar.

  Family Vangidae: several genera and species

  Example sentences

  • ‘Rufous vangas live in groups of four to eight, and may join in mixed-species feeding flocks with other vangas or with bird species other than vangas.’
  • ‘This species, like all vangas is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found only in the northeast.’
  • ‘Traditionally, vangas were considered to be an endemic family to Madagascar, with just 14 species.’
  • ‘We'll see endemic birds like vangas of many types, couas, asitys, weavers, jerys, sunbirds, and Blue Pigeons.’
  • ‘The coral-billed nuthatch belongs to a family of birds called the vanga shrikes, found only on Madagascar.’