Calicalicus
Genus of birds
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Calicalicus is a genus of bird in the family Vangidae. It contains two species,[2] both of which are endemic to Madagascar:[3]
| Calicalicus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Red-tailed vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Calicalicus Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius madagascariensis[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
|
C. madagascariensis | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Calicalicus madagascariensis | Red-tailed vanga | Madagascar. |
 | Calicalicus rufocarpalis | Red-shouldered vanga | south-west Madagascar |
The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854 with the red-tailed vanga as the type species.[4] The name Calicalicus is from the Malagasy word Cali-cali reported by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson for the male red-tailed vanga.[5]
