Dicrurus macrocercus

Species: Dicrurus macrocercus

English Name: Black Drongo

Chinese Name: 黑卷尾

Family: Dicruridae

Description:

Medium-sized (27-30 cm), slender-bodied drongo with a prominent forked tail and glossy, black plumage. Bill, legs and feet are also black. Juveniles have whitish scales below. In Macao, it is a common visitor in the summer and occassionaly recorded in the winter.

© 2014 João Monteiro 1Photo taken in Macau

© 2014 João Monteiro 1
Photo taken in Macau

© 2011 Lalit Shahane

© 2011 Lalit Shahane 2
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© 2011 Lalit Shahane

© 2011 Lalit Shahane 2
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© 2008 Hafiz Issadeen

© 2008 Hafiz Issadeen 2
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© 2009 Lip Kee

© 2009 Lip Kee 2
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© 2013 Andrew Hardacre

© 2013 Andrew Hardacre 2
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© 2011 Akshay Charegaonkar

© 2011 Akshay Charegaonkar 2

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.