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Message: <blockquote data-quote="china guy" data-source="post: 1562500" data-attributes="member: 6819">On the subject of that Drongo - here's a pic of one this year's Spangled/Hair-crested Drongo (no up-curving outer tail feathers) -  this is how immature birds look like in the Sichuan Basin.Although I'm not familiar with many of the Drongo's Rasmus mentions - I'd  say that the specimen could well be an adult Spangled/Hair-crested - on the fact that there is isn't any large V in the tail - and you can see, that where those adult tail fins should be, the feathers are slightly up-curving - and maybe age and the loss of a feather or two has damaged this feature.As for the bill - well adult bills are pretty chunky - take a look in the OBC pics. But as you can see from the pic of my imm bird (it was still being fed by the parents) - the bill is too small.The lighter patches on the shoulders may also be evidence for the spangling - but for a 100% ID take the bird to a psychic - and see if they get a glimpse of the bird fluttering about in the spirit world <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>