Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo? Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (1 Viewer)

[dixonlau]

Location: Sibu (lowland), Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Date: 30-Jan-2022

After I take a closer look of this bird, I now cannot be sure if it is Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo. There are no black&white band under its tail. I am unfamiliar with this bird. Hope someone could help me confirm the ID. Thanks.

 

[ratt]

It looks a little like Crow-Billed Drongo I have seen in Nepal.....But they do have a shallow fork in the tail.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

It looks like some species of Drongo, but i do not know which one off-hand

 

[dixonlau]

After I dig more into this, could it be Lesser racket-tailed without the racket?

Also attached here additional photo with better side view of its face and bill.

 

[ratt]

After I dig more into this, could it be Lesser racket-tailed without the racket?

Also attached here additional photo with better side view of its face and bill.

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I think you have got it. The bill looks better for LRTD.

 

[James Eaton]

LRTD does not occur on Borneo. Crow-billed is exceedingly rare on Borneo, and wouldn't have such conspicuous breast spangles and gloss - looks like a moulting Greater Racket-tailed to me.

James

 

[dixonlau]

LRTD does not occur on Borneo. Crow-billed is exceedingly rare on Borneo, and wouldn't have such conspicuous breast spangles and gloss - looks like a moulting Greater Racket-tailed to me.

James

Thank you for the feedback James. I double checked on Lesser on ebird, indeed it doesn't show record in Borneo. This will help greatly in my future ID. I totally forgot to take the possibility of moulting into consideration. Thanks again for pointing it out.