Sumatran drongo

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Sumatran drongo
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.142456 1 - Dicrurus hottentottus sumatranus R.G.W. Ramsay, 1880 - Dicruridae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species:
D. sumatranus
Binomial name
Dicrurus sumatranus
Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1880

The Sumatran drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Dicrurus sumatranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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