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Vangidae (vanga)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Vangidae

Taxonomy
Vangidae was named by Swainson (1831). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Burney et al. (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Vangidae Swainson
2008Vangidae Burney et al. p. 18
2017Vangidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyVangidaeSwainson 1831
familyVangidaeSwainson 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Vangidae Swainson 1831 [vanga]
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G. Artamella Sclater 1924
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Artamella viridis Statius Muller 1776 [white-headed vanga]
G. Cyanolanius Bonaparte 1854 [blue vanga]
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Cyanolanius madagascarinus Linnaeus 1766 [blue vanga]
G. Leptopterus Bonaparte 1854
G. Vanga Viellot 1816 [vanga]
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Vanga curvirostris Linnaeus 1766 [hook-billed vanga]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available