Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus - Drongo royal

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Dicruridés
Genus
:
Dicrurus
Species
:
macrocercus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 31 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 40 à 60 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Dicrurus macrocercus macrocercus (se Pakistan, c and s India)
Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus (se Iran and e Afghanistan to n India, se Tibet and nw Myanmar)
Dicrurus macrocercus minor (Sri Lanka)
Dicrurus macrocercus cathoecus (c, e and s China to e Myanmar, n Thailand and n Indochina)
Dicrurus macrocercus thai (s Myanmar to a Indochina)
Dicrurus macrocercus harterti (Taiwan)
Dicrurus macrocercus javanus (Java and Bali)

Foreign names

Drongo royal,
Drongo real,
drongo-real,
Königsdrongo,
királydrongó,
Koningsdrongo,
Drongo nero,
svart drongo,
Svartdrongo,
drongo lýrochvostý,
drongo černý,
Sort Drongo,
mustadrongo,
drongo reial,
dziwogon czarny,
melnais drongo,
Чёрный дронго,
Srigunting hitam,
オウチュウ,
黑卷尾,
นกแซงแซวหางปลา,
大卷尾〔黑卷尾〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest