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[[Image:Ashy_Drongo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rajiv Lather]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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In D.l nigriescens,plumage is black with slight gloss above and darker below.Resembles Black Drongo in shape andd proportions but is never as black.D.l.leucogenis is pale ashy grey with white cheek patch,including area surrounding eyes.D.l.salangensis resembles leugenis but white is ''' confined to area surrounding eye.'''
 
Photographed: Himachal Pradesh, India
 
Photographed: Himachal Pradesh, India
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==

Revision as of 11:15, 4 September 2008

Dicrurus leucophaeus
Photo by Rajiv Lather

Identification

In D.l nigriescens,plumage is black with slight gloss above and darker below.Resembles Black Drongo in shape andd proportions but is never as black.D.l.leucogenis is pale ashy grey with white cheek patch,including area surrounding eyes.D.l.salangensis resembles leugenis but white is confined to area surrounding eye. Photographed: Himachal Pradesh, India

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