Short-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus striatusTweeddale, A, 1877
English (US) Short-tailed Drongo
The Short-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus striatus) 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 striatus
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-tailed Drongo
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus striatus samarensis
- Dicrurus striatus striatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1877
- Type locality
- Pasananca [near Zamboanga], Mindanao.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877, pt.3 p.545
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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