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- Dicrurus palawanensis
Identification
Has red eye, no frontal filaments and four inner pairs of rectrices becoming gradually longer, tips of outermost with with slight tendency to curl upwards.
Variation
Subspecies cuyensis with strong, greenish gloss.
Distribution
Endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Palawan Drongo was formerly included in Hair-crested Drongo.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- D. p. palawanensis: Southern Philippines (Palawan, Busuanga, Mapun, Culion, Balabac).
- D. p. cuyensis: Philippines (Cuyo and Semirara).
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Palawan Drongo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Palawan_Drongo
External Links
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