Crow-billed drongo
Crow-billed drongo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dicruridae |
Genus: | Dicrurus |
Species: | D. annectens
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Binomial name | |
Dicrurus annectens (Hodgson,1836)
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Thecrow-billed drongo(Dicrurus annectens) is a species ofbirdin the familyDicruridae.It is native to moist tropical forests of southeastern Asia where its range extends from India to the Philippines and Indonesia. It is a completely black bird with a shallowly forked tail and is similar in appearance to theblack drongo.It breeds between April and June, the cup-shaped nest being built in the fork of a branch by both birds, the female afterwards incubating the eggs. It is a common bird and theIUCNhas listed it as "least concern".
Taxonomy
[edit]The crow-billed drongo was originallydescribedby the English naturalistBrian Houghton Hodgsonin 1836 and given the binomial nameBhuchanga annectans.[2][3]The specific epithet is a misspelling of the Latin wordannectensmeaning "connecting".[4]This error has been corrected following the rules of theInternational Commission on Zoological Nomenclatureto give the current scientific nameDicrurus annectens.[5][6]The present genusDicrurushad been introduced by the French ornithologistLouis Pierre Vieillotin 1816.[7][8]
Description
[edit]This bird, which is similar to theblack drongo,is jet-black in color and has a stout bill. It has a forked tail.[9]
Distribution and Habitat
[edit]It is found in:Bangladesh,Bhutan,Brunei,Cambodia,China,India,Indonesia,Laos,Malaysia,Myanmar,Nepal,Philippines,Singapore,Thailand,andVietnam.Its naturalhabitatsare subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforestsand subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.[1]
Behavior
[edit]This species inhabits dense evergreen forests and moist-deciduous forests. The nesting season is from April to June. The nest is usually a small cup made of grass that is held together by cobwebs. The nests can be found in the fork of a slender branch. The female incubates the eggs. However, both the male and female birds build the nest.[9]
Diet and Feeding
[edit]This species eats insects and other small animals.[9]
References
[edit]- ^abBirdLife International (2017)."Dicrurus annectens".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2017:e.T22706970A111051553.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22706970A111051553.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^Hodgson, Brian Houghton(1836)."On some new species of the Edolian and Ceblepyrine subfamilies of the Laniidae of Nepal".India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts.1(8): 324–329 [326].
- ^Mayr, Ernst;Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1962).Check-list of birds of the world.Vol. 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 146.
- ^Jobling, J.A. (2017). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.)."Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology".Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.Lynx Edicions.Retrieved7 January2018.
- ^Gill, Frank;Donsker, David, eds. (2017)."Orioles, drongos & fantails".World Bird List Version 8.1.International Ornithologists' Union.Retrieved27 January2018.
- ^Dickinson, E.C.;Christidis, L.,eds. (2014).The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 220.ISBN978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ^Vieillot, Louis Pierre(1816).Analyse d'Une Nouvelle Ornithologie Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Elementaire(in French). Paris: Deterville/self. p. 41.
- ^Mayr, Ernst;Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1962).Check-list of birds of the world.Vol. 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 138.
- ^abcAli, Salim (1996).The Book of Indian Birds.India: Oxford University Press. p. 228.