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* ''D. h. hottentottus'' from [[India]] to [[Myanmar]], n [[Thailand]] and s [[Indochina]]
Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus [[India]] to [[Myanmar]], n [[Thailand]] and s [[Indochina]]
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* ''D. h. brevirostris'' in S [[China]] to n Myanmar, n [[Laos]] and n [[Vietnam]]
 
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* ''D. h. viridinitens'' on Mentawi Islands (off [[Sumatra]])
Dicrurus hottentottus brevirostris S [[China]] to n Myanmar, n [[Laos]] and n [[Vietnam]]
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* ''D. h. borneensis'' in N [[Borneo]], Maratua and Matasiri islands
 
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* ''D. h. jentincki'' on [[Bali]] and Kangean Islands
Dicrurus hottentottus viridinitens Mentawi Islands (off [[Sumatra]])
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* ''D. h. leucops'' on [[Sulawesi]], adjacent islands and n Moluccas
 
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* ''D. h. guillemardi'' on central Moluccas (Bisa and Obi)
Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis N [[Borneo]], Maratua and Matasiri islands
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* ''D. h. pectoralis'' on Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangola and Sanana)
 
 
Dicrurus hottentottus jentincki [[Bali]] and Kangean Islands
 
 
 
Dicrurus hottentottus leucops [[Sulawesi]], adjacent islands and n Moluccas
 
 
 
Dicrurus hottentottus guillemardi Central Moluccas (Bisa and Obi)
 
 
 
Dicrurus hottentottus pectoralis Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangola and Sanana)
 
 
 
 
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Dicrurus hottentottus
Photo by anonymous_guy
Location: Lamma Island, Hong Kong

Identification

Distribution

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • D. h. hottentottus from India to Myanmar, n Thailand and s Indochina
  • D. h. brevirostris in S China to n Myanmar, n Laos and n Vietnam
  • D. h. viridinitens on Mentawi Islands (off Sumatra)
  • D. h. borneensis in N Borneo, Maratua and Matasiri islands
  • D. h. jentincki on Bali and Kangean Islands
  • D. h. leucops on Sulawesi, adjacent islands and n Moluccas
  • D. h. guillemardi on central Moluccas (Bisa and Obi)
  • D. h. pectoralis on Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangola and Sanana)

Habitat

Behaviour

They move in small flocks and are very noisy.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.


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