Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercusVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) Black Drongo
The Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 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 macrocercus
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Drongo
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus
- Dicrurus macrocercus macrocercus
- Dicrurus macrocercus minor
- Dicrurus macrocercus cathoecus
- Dicrurus macrocercus thai
- Dicrurus macrocercus harterti
- Dicrurus macrocercus javanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- Type locality restricted to Orissa by Baker, 1924, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, 2 ed., 2, p. 356; changed to Madras City by Vaurie (1949, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 93, p. 237).
- 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.588
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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