Genus: Dicrurus, Drongos
Description
Smallish to mid-sized arboreal passerines with strong, mid-length, slightly hooked bill, prominent rictal bristles, slender body, long pointed wings, short legs, strong feet and long forked tail. Most species have black, patchily iridescent plumage.
They are found in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Taxonomy
Dicrurus is a genus in the Family Dicruridae.
The species boundaries between Spangled Drongo and Hair-crested Drongo are not yet clear and different authorities don't agree. Future taxonomic research may result in further splits in these two and other species.
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| D. occidentalisi | Western Square-tailed Drongo | ||
| D. sharpei | Sharpe's Drongo | ||
| D. ludwigii | Common Square-tailed Drongo | ||
| D. atripennis | Shining Drongo | ||
| D. adsimilis | Fork-tailed Drongo | ||
| D. divaricatus | Glossy-backed Drongo | ||
| D. atactus | Fanti Drongo | ||
| D. modestus | Velvet-mantled Drongo | ||
| D. aldabranus | Aldabra Drongo | ||
| D. fuscipennis | Comoro Drongo | ||
| D. forficatus | Crested Drongo | ||
| D. waldenii | Mayotte Drongo | ||
| D. macrocercus | Black Drongo | ||
| D. leucophaeus | Ashy Drongo | ||
| D. caerulescens | White-bellied Drongo | ||
| D. annectens | Crow-billed Drongo | ||
| D. aeneus | Bronzed Drongo | ||
| D. remifer | Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo | ||
| D. hottentottus | Hair-crested Drongo | ||
| D. balicassius | Balicassiao | ||
| D. montanus | Sulawesi Drongo | ||
| D. sumatranus | Sumatran Drongo | ||
| D. densus | Wallacean Drongo | ||
| D. megarhynchus | Ribbon-tailed Drongo | ||
| D. bracteatus | Spangled Drongo | ||
| D. menagei | Tablas Drongo | ||
| D. andamanensis | Andaman Drongo | ||
| D. paradiseus | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | ||
| D. lophorinus | Sri Lanka Drongo | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Dicrurus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 October 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dicrurus
Pages in category ‘Dicrurus’
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
