Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus)

Other Names (World)
Crested Drongo, Madagascar Crested Drongo

Family
Dicruridae (Drongos)

Size
Male: 26 - 31.50 cm
Female: 18 - 27.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, Subtropical and tropical dry forest, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) [XC762738]
by Peter Boesman from Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Toliara, Madagascar (call)

Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) [XC162148]
by Mike Nelson from Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (song)

Subspecies
Recent DNA studies indicate that this species' closest relative is Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus), following colonization of Aldabra from Madagascar less than 125,000 years ago, and also that it is more closely related to Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) than to the older Comoro Drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis) and all were previously thought to be part of a superspecies that contained also Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) and Velvet-mantled Drongo (Dicrurus modestus), but morphological and genetic differentiation too great to support such a relationship.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

potior (Bangs & Penard, TE, 1922) - Anjouan (Ndzuani), in central Comoro Is.
forficatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Madagascar and some larger inshore islands, including Nosy B�, Nosy Komba and Nosy Boraha (I Sainte Marie).

References
See References.

Files:

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