Crested Drongo
Dicrurus forficatus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Crested Drongo
The Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Dicruridae (Drongos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dicrurus forficatus
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Drongo
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus forficatus potior
- Dicrurus forficatus forficatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius forficatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- southeastern Madagascar. Based on Muscicapa Madagascariensis nigra major cristata of Brisson, 1760, Ornithologia, 2, p. 388, pi. 37, fig. 4.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.134
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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