The term Vanga can be used in different directions:

• together of the family of the Vangidae, gathered in that of the Corvidae within the meaning of Sibley;
• species of this family bearing the name of Vanga: Vanga with russet-red tail, Vanga flayer, Vanga de Lafresnaye, Vanga of Van Damm, Vanga de Pollen, even Vanga-Sittelle.