Sri Lanka Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus)

Other Names (World)
Sri Lanka Drongo, Greater racquet-tailed drongo, Sri Lanka Crested Drongo

Family
Dicruridae (Drongos)

Size
33 - 35.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1817

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka.

Wet zone of south-western Sri Lanka: from R Deduru Oya (in north) south to R Walawe (in south-west).

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 (2012).

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Sri Lanka Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus) [XC211797]
by Jim Holmes from Sinharaja NP, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka (song)

Sri Lanka Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus) [XC207882]
by Hans Matheve from Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (call, song)

Subspecies
Has in the past been placed in monospecific Dissemurulus, or in Dissemuroides. May form a superspecies with Greater Racquet-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) and often treated as conspecific, but differs in tail morphology and probably in voice. Molecular-genetic studies required in order to elucidate taxonomic status. Few intergrades with subspecies ceylonicus of Greater Racquet-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) formerly reported along border between wet and dry zones, but interbreeding not now possible, since suitable habitat no longer remains between the two ecological zones, now completely separated.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sri Lanka Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus) - 10 files

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