Shining drongo

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Shining drongo
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.141632 1 - Dicrurus atripennis Swainson, 1837 - Dicruridae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species:
D. atripennis
Binomial name
Dicrurus atripennis
Swainson, 1837

The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dicrurus atripennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706931A94098078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706931A94098078.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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