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Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

This drongo has metallic gloss feathers with a spangled appearance on the head, neck and breast. The lores are velvety and the ear coverts are duller. The tail is slender and well forked with the outer tail feathers flaring outward slightly.

Habitat:

Tabin Wldlife Reserve.

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Bronzed drongo

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Comments (3)
SukanyaDatta
Yay!!! Good for you and good for me...(to know that I do not have drongos on my brain) I love the sheen on its feathers.
The MnMs
Yes, I was already finding it in my guide for birds of Borneo. Bronzed drongo. Thanks, Sukanya! :-)
SukanyaDatta
Marta...looks suspiciously like a drongo to me....but since I have just posted a drongo today maybe I am seeing drongos everywhere. :)

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Birds of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
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PublishedNovember 3, 2015

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