| Helmet vanga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Euryceros Lesson, 1831 |
| Species: | E. prevostii
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| Binomial name | |
| Euryceros prevostii Lesson, 1831
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The helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) is a distinctive-looking bird of the vanga family, Vangidae, and is classified in its own genus, Euryceros. It is mainly blue-black, with rufous wings and a huge arched blue bill. It is restricted to lowland and lower montane rainforests of northeastern Madagascar. Its diet is composed of invertebrates, predominantly insects. The species is threatened by habitat loss.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Euryceros prevostii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22708058A131736320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708058A131736320.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.