Lesser racket-tailed drongo
Lesser racket-tailed drongo | |
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D. r. tectirostris Pokhara, Nepal | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dicruridae |
Genus: | Dicrurus |
Species: | D. remifer
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Binomial name | |
Dicrurus remifer (Temminck, 1823)
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The lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Description[]
Lesser racket-tailed drongo is about 25–27·5 cm long, excluding outermost tail feathers (c. 30–40 cm to end of tail); average weight of males 39–49 g, and females 35·5–44 g.[citation needed] It can be confused with the Greater racket-tailed drongo, but it doesn't have crest on head.
Taxonomy[]
There are 4 recognised subspecies of lesser racket-tailed drongo[2]
- D. r. tectirostris (Hodgson, 1836) – lower Himalayas from N India (Uttarakhand) E to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, NE Bangladesh, S China (SE Xizang, W & S Yunnan and SW Guangxi), Myanmar (except extreme S), N Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (S to Huê).
- D. r. peracensis (E. C. S. Baker, 1918) – S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and SW & S Thailand S to N Peninsular Malaysia (S Selangor and S Pahang), S Laos and S Vietnam (S to S Annam).
- D. r. lefoli (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928) – mountains of S Cambodia (Cardamom and Elephant Ranges).
- D. r. remifer (Temminck, 1823) – Sumatra (Barisan Range and Batak Highlands) and W Java.
Distribution and habitat[]
It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Dicrurus remifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Lesser Racquet-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer)". www.hbw.com. Handbook of The Bird of the World. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
External links[]
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Drongos
- Birds of North India
- Birds of Nepal
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of Southeast Asia
- Birds of Yunnan
- Birds described in 1823
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