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Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh
Photo taken: Pandamaran-jaya,Port Klang,Selongor,Malaysia.

Dicrurus annectans

[edit] Identification

From Bronzed Drongo and Ashy Drongo by more robust build, heavier bill and broader tail with widely spaced tips. Size-28cm.

[edit] Distribution

Breeding in the Himalayas, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand; wintering south throughout South-East Asia to Greater Sundas.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Mangroves, forests, forest edges, plantations and wooded scrub land and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

Hawks for insects from open perches in typical drongo fashion.

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