Artamella viridis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Vanga sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 193 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Vanga in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March–May, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Ranomafana National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain a month against 80 mm in September. January and June 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White-headed Vanga sightings, Ranomafana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 20%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 10%).
Same family: Vangidae
The closest relatives of the White-headed Vanga that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Vangidae, Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) are Tylas Vanga (about 60%), Red-tailed Vanga (about 60%) and Common Newtonia (about 60%), 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 Ranomafana National Park (193 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.
