Classification

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Corvus hottentottus

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope. Based on 'le Choucas du Cap de Bonne Esperance,' Brisson, 1760, Ornithologia, 2, p. 33, pi. 2, fig. 2. Type locality Chandernagor, southern Bengal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/159/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5276F69E9C70ADAD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5276F69E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5276F69E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559767

Geographic range:

• Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus: India to Myanmar, northern Thailand, and southern Indochina
• Dicrurus hottentottus brevirostris: breeds central and southern China southward to northern Myanmar, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam; most of the population migrates southward, wintering in Indochina, Thailand, and Myanmar
• Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis: northern Borneo, Maratua, and Matasiri islands
• Dicrurus hottentottus jentincki: eastern Java, Bali, Masalembu, and Kangean Island
• Dicrurus hottentottus faberi: Panaitan Island and islands in Jakarta Bay, western Java
• Dicrurus hottentottus leucops: Sulawesi, Matasiri Island (Java Sea), Sangihe, and Siau
• Dicrurus hottentottus banggaiensis: Banggai Islands, off eastern Sulawesi
• Dicrurus hottentottus guillemardi: central Moluccas (Bisa and Obi)
• Dicrurus hottentottus pectoralis: Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangole, and Sanana)
• Dicrurus hottentottus [palawanensis or cuyensis]: Palawan group and islets to northeast (southwestern Philippines)
• Dicrurus hottentottus palawanensis: southern Philippines (Palawan, Busuanga, Mapun, Culion, and Balabac)
• Dicrurus hottentottus cuyensis: Philippines (Cuyo and Semirara)
• Dicrurus hottentottus suluensis: Sulu Archipelago
• Dicrurus striatus: east-central and southern Philippines (East Visayas and Mindanao group)
• Dicrurus striatus striatus: southern Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao, and Nipa)
• Dicrurus striatus samarensis: Philippines (Bohol, Leyte, Panaon, Samar, and Calicoan)
• Dicrurus sumatranus sumatranus: humid lowlands of Sumatra
• Dicrurus sumatranus viridinitens: Mentawai Islands (off Sumatra)
• Dicrurus densus: Lesser Sundas and Moluccas
• Dicrurus densus densus: eastern Lesser Sundas (Rote, Semau, Timor, Wetar, Sermata, and Luang)
• Dicrurus densus [bimaensis or renschi]: Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa to Alor)
• Dicrurus densus vicinus: Lombok (western Lesser Sundas)
• Dicrurus densus sumbae: Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
• Dicrurus densus kuehni: Tanimbar Islands (Arafura Sea)
• Dicrurus densus megalornis: Seram Laut (Gorong, Manawoka), Watubela, and Kai islands
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