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Ward's flycatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Pseudobias wardi

Higher classification
  
Pseudobias

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Vangidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Pseudobias Sharpe, 1870

Similar
  
Tylas vanga, Nuthatch vanga, Red‑tailed vanga, Vanga, Chabert vanga

The Ward's flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi), also known as Ward's flycatcher-vanga is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pseudobias. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the English naturalist Christopher Ward, who collected the type specimen of the bird.

References

Ward's flycatcher Wikipedia