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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Photo by Atul
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail.They are mostly aerial predators of insects but also glean from the ground or off vegetation.

Habitat:

Found predominantly in open country.

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PublishedDecember 24, 2011

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