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Deeply forked long tail with slightly upturned tips distinctive. Plumage black with slight gloss. | Deeply forked long tail with slightly upturned tips distinctive. Plumage black with slight gloss. | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 2 March 2009
Photo by Chaiyan
- Dicrurus macrocercus
Identification
Deeply forked long tail with slightly upturned tips distinctive. Plumage black with slight gloss.
Distribution
The Indian subcontinent and China through South-East Asia discontinuously to Java and Bali.
Taxonomy
There are 7 subspecies.
Habitat
Open country and ricefields.
Behaviour
Gregarious, gathering in small groups. Hawks for insects from open perches, including small trees and telephone wires. Forms communal roosts.
