Dicrurus macrocercus  Vieillot, 1817

Black Drongo

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species: macrocercus

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• Common names: Black Drongo
• Thai names: นกแซงแซวหางปลา
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Dicrurus macrocercus macrocercus: Peninsular India
  Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus: SE Iran to Afghanistan and n India
  Dicrurus macrocercus cathoecus: breeds central and eastern China, Myanmar, northern Thailand, and northen Indochina; northern populations migrate south to southeastern China, Indochina, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, northwestern Borneo, and Sumatra
  Dicrurus macrocercus minor: Sri Lanka
  Dicrurus macrocercus thai: S Myanmar, s Thailand and s Vietnam
  Dicrurus macrocercus harterti: Taiwan
  Dicrurus macrocercus javanus: Java and Bali
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population trend unknown. ​[2]
• Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao, Hot), Chonburi (Pattaya)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Dicrurus macrocercus from Thailand.

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (Vieillot, 1817) Pattaya Chonburi Thailand December

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (Vieillot, 1817) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (Vieillot, 1817) Hot, Chiang Mai, February 2016

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References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 12 July 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Dicrurus macrocercus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22706961A94099367. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706961A94099367.en. Downloaded on 12 July 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.