Sumatran drongo

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Sumatran drongo
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.142456 1 - Dicrurus hottentottus sumatranus R.G.W. Ramsay, 1880 - Dicruridae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species:
D. sumatranus
Binomial name
Dicrurus sumatranus

The Sumatran drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Dicrurus sumatranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T22706984A111051907. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22706984A111051907.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.