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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Aldabra Drongo* |
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Dicrurus aldabranus |
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Description (7)
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Aldabra Drongo
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Family
Dicruridae (Drongos)
Size
24 - 26 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Ridgway, 1893)
Habitat
Mixed scrub, mangroves and Casuarina coastal forest.
Seychelles (B) (NB).
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Aldabra Atoll, in south-western Seychelles.
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Population
Estimated population is 1,500 (2010).
Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Insects and small vertebrates.
Subspecies
Recent DNA studies indicate that this species' closest relative is Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus), its likely origin following colonization of Aldabra less than 125,000 years ago (after the atoll's last submersion). Both were previously thought to be part of a superspecies with Comoro Drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis), Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), Velvet-mantled Drongo (Dicrurus modestus) and Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii), but morphological and genetic differentiation too great to support such a relationship.
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Aldabra Drongo see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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