Sharpe's Drongo
Dicrurus sharpeiOustalet, J-FÉ, 1879
English (US) Sharpe's Drongo
The Sharpe's Drongo (Dicrurus sharpei) 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 sharpei
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Described by
- Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus sharpei occidentalis
- Dicrurus sharpei sharpei
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1879
- Type locality
- Upper Ogowe River, Gabon.
- Original description
- Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin ser.2, vol.2, fasc.1 p.97
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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