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Spangled Drongo
Mark Bruce

Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

Spangled Drongo (25.5cm).

A Spangled Drongo of race striatus which is endemic to the islands of Basilan, Nipa and Mindanao. It lacks the wide tail and is far smaller than many of the other races. There is much confusion over the Spangled Drongo in the Philippines and other parts of SE Asia. There are six races just in the Philippines and then several others between India and Australia. This is a species that will likely be split into several full species sometime in the future.
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Habitat
Forest below 1500m.
Location
PICOP, Bislig, Mindanao Island, Philippines
Date taken
24 January 2009
Scientific name
Dicrurus hottentottus
Equipment used
Sony DSC H5, Sony 1.7x con
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Fabulous shot, Mark! The only Drongo I have seen was the one in Taiwan.
(Sorry, should be in Hong Kong)
 
madamcoolpix
:clap: :clap: Beautiful view of this velvety looking thing in its habitat, Mark, great picture!!! :t: :t: :t:
 
kim
A lovely composition, and thank you for the most interesting description too.
 

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