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Black Drongo

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Photo by Chaiyan
Photo by Chaiyan
Dicrurus macrocercus

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[edit] Identification

Deeply forked long tail with slightly upturned tips distinctive. Plumage black with slight gloss.

[edit] Distribution

The Indian subcontinent and China through South-East Asia discontinuously to Java and Bali.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 7 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Open country and ricefields.

[edit] Behaviour

Gregarious, gathering in small groups. Hawks for insects from open perches, including small trees and telephone wires. Forms communal roosts.

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