Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeusVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) Ashy Drongo
The Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) 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 leucophaeus
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy Drongo
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus leucophaeus leucogenis
- Dicrurus leucophaeus salangensis
- Dicrurus leucophaeus longicaudatus
- Dicrurus leucophaeus hopwoodi
- Dicrurus leucophaeus innexus
- Dicrurus leucophaeus mouhoti
- Dicrurus leucophaeus bondi
- Dicrurus leucophaeus nigrescens
- Dicrurus leucophaeus batakensis
- Dicrurus leucophaeus phaedrus
- Dicrurus leucophaeus periophthalmicus
- Dicrurus leucophaeus celaenus
- Dicrurus leucophaeus siberu
- Dicrurus leucophaeus stigmatops
- Dicrurus leucophaeus leucophaeus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- 'Ceylon' (error for Java). Based on 'le Drongri,' Levaillant, 1805, Oiseaux Afrique, 4, p. 65, pi. 170.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 9 p.587
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Fork-tailed Drongo
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Grande Comore Drongo
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Black Drongo
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Velvet-mantled Drongo
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Mayotte Drongo
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Aldabra Drongo
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