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The Van Dam's vanga (Xenopirostris damii) 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.

🏡 Where the Van Dam'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

Hear the Van Dam's vanga

Recorded by Dries Van de Loock (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC537003. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Van Dam's vanga

Where does the Van Dam's vanga live?

The Van Dam's vanga lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Van Dam'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 Van Dam'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.