Helmet vanga

Euryceros prevostii

The Helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) 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	Euryceros prevostii
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar

🏡 Where the Helmet 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 97 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and lizards and frogs.

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Questions about the Helmet vanga

Where does the Helmet vanga live?

The Helmet vanga lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Helmet 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 Helmet 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.