White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Drongo, Indian White-bellied Drongo (caerulescens), Ceylon White-bellied Drongo (insularis), White-vented Drongo (leucopygialis)

Family
Dicruridae (Drongos)

Size
24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (44)...)

White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) [XC565076]
by Blair Jollands from Tiger Tops Karnali Lodge, Nepal (call)

White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) [XC311253]
by Frank Lambert from Kudawa area, Sri Lanka (call)

Subspecies
May be related to Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus). On mainland, nominate subspecies exhibits decrease in size and reduction in extent of white on abdomen from north to south. However, overlap in individual measurements of wing and tail is c. 50%, and more than that for bill, so that determination of geographical distinctions not possible. Sri Lanka subspecies insularis and leucopygialis intergrade.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) - India southern from Haryana and eastern Gujarat, eastern along lower slopes of Himalayas to southern Nepal, and to West Bengal and central Orissa.
insularis (Sharpe, 1877) - Northern and south-eastern Sri Lanka.
leucopygialis Blyth, 1846 - South-western Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

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