Bernier's vanga

Oriolia bernieri

The Bernier's vanga (Oriolia bernieri) is a bird found in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Oriolia bernieri
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar

🏡 Where the Bernier's vanga lives

Found in Madagascar.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 52 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and lizards and frogs.

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Recorded by Nick Athanas (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC66069. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Bernier's vanga

Where does the Bernier's vanga live?

The Bernier's vanga lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Bernier's vanga eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), reptiles and frogs (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Bernier's vanga endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.