Ribbon-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus)

Other Names (World)
Ribbon-tailed Drongo, New Ireland Drongo, Paradise Drongo

Family
Dicruridae (Drongos)

Size
51 - 63 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B).

New Ireland, in Bismarck Archipelago.

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 NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Paradise Drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) [XC24637]
by id from New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (song)

Paradise Drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) [XC806569]
by Frank Lambert from Near Limbin Rd. junction\/Boluminski Hwy., New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Recent DNA studies indicate that this species is most closely related to Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus), and also close to Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) and all may be part of a superspecies that includes also Tablas Drongo (Dicrurus menagei), Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), Wallacean Drongo (Dicrurus densus) and Balicassiao (Dicrurus balicassius). Differs from them principally in its very distinctive tail, but also in longer wings and larger bill.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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