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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open country and ricefields. | Open country and ricefields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Gregarious, gathering in small groups. Hawks for insects from open | + | Gregarious, gathering in small groups. Hawks for insects from open perches, including small trees and telephone wires. Forms communal roosts. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dicrurus+macrocercus}} | {{GSearch|Dicrurus+macrocercus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dicrurus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dicrurus]] |
Revision as of 14:14, 30 October 2008
- 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.
