Artamella viridis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-headed vanga (Artamella viridis) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Artamella. It is endemic to Madagascar, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-and-crimson oriole to be a species within the genus Artamella. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Vanga sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 98 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Vanga in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–June and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Mantadia National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 340 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-headed Vanga sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White-headed Vanga sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 30%) and Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 20%).
Same family: Vangidae
The closest relatives of the White-headed Vanga that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Vangidae, Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) are Red-tailed Vanga (about 50%), Common Newtonia (about 50%) and Nuthatch-Vanga (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-headed Vanga is recorded against all the birds logged in Mantadia National Park (65 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
