| Cyanolanius | |
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| Madagascar blue vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Cyanolanius Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius bicolor [1] Bonaparte, 1854 | |
Cyanolanius is a bird genus placed in the Vangidae. [2]
There are two species:
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Blue vanga may refer to:
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