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Dicruridae

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Greater Racquet-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Laurence Poh http://www.laurencepoh.com/

There are 23 species of Drongo; they are:

Pygmy Drongo Chaetorhynchus papuensis

Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
Grand Comoro Drongo Dicrurus fuscipennis
Aldabra Drongo Dicrurus aldabranus
Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
Mayotte Drongo Dicrurus waldenii
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Balicassiao Dicrurus balicassius
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Sulawesi Drongo Dicrurus montanus
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
Ribbon-tailed Drongo Dicrurus megarhynchus
Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus

Family Links

Drongos Dicruridae

http://cjvlang.com/Birds/drongo.html

English & Japanese

Los Drongos Dicruidae

http://www.damisela.com/zoo/ave/pajaros/passeri/dicruridae/

List with Bibliography etc. (in Spanish)

Species Links

Common Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/drongo.htm

One of the really common Kenyan birds. It occurs throughout the country and is fairly easily distinguished from other black birds by its red eye. It is also very easy to see, as its habit of hawking insects from open perches means that it is conspicuous...

Number of Species

Number of bird species: 23

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