Vanga Azul (madagascarinus) Cyanolanius madagascarinus

Beautiful blue-and-white mid-sized vanga. Male is bright blue, with a blue bill and black on the chin and front part of the face. Female duller blue, with a dark bill. Found in dry deciduous forest, rainforest, and gallery forest at low and middle elevations. Usually found in pairs, usually in the canopy, and often in mixed flocks with other bird species. Call is a rasping scold that is repeated incessantly. Blue back separates it from White-headed and Chabert Vangas.