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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Photo by Nets
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Description:

I spotted this Drongo in Chitwan national park, Nepal. Im not sure which type of Drongo it is, maybe a Spangled Drongo or a Black Drongo?

Thank you for the ID SatyenM :)

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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus
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Comments (4)
AliceGreenup
Here's an example of a spangled :) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15263011
Nets
Totally different! I see :)
Wild Things
The black drongo has a forked tail: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=2228&Bird_Image_ID=59989&p=24 whereas the spangled drongo looks completely different: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=2236
Nets
Thank you! :)

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