The crested drongo is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It is black with a bluish-green sheen, a distinctive crest on the forehead and a forked tail. There are two subspecies; D. f. forficatu
Crested Drongo, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar
With a frog, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
A subspecies is a taxonomic rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics, but that can successfully interbreed. Not
Crested drongo
…for "scissor-shaped". This species is now placed in the genus Dicrurus that was introduced by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816. Two subspecies are recognised: D. f. forficatus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Madagascar and nearby islands…
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