Ward's vanga
Species of bird
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Ward's vanga (Pseudobias wardi), also known as Ward's flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Pseudobias.[2] It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]
| Ward's flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobias Sharpe, 1870 |
| Species: | P. wardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobias wardi Sharpe, 1870 | |
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the English naturalist Christopher Ward, who collected the type specimen of the bird.[3]
