- Dicrurus macrocercus
Identification
Deeply forked long tail with slightly upturned tips distinctive. Plumage black with slight gloss.
Distribution
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The Indian subcontinent and China through South-East Asia discontinuously to Java and Bali. |
| Legend • all year |
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 7 subspecies.
- D. m. albirictus from south-eastern Iran to Afghanistan and northern India
- D. m. macrocercus in Peninsular India
- D. m. minor in Sri Lanka
- D. m. cathoecus in China, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam and Malaysia
- D. m. thai in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and ssouthern Vietnam
- D. m. harterti in Taiwan
- D. m. javanus in Java and Bali
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.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Drongo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Drongo
