Dicrurus divaricatus (Glossy-backed Drongo)

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Glossy-backed Drongo

Dicrurus divaricatus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Dicruridae
Genus:
  Dicrurus

Scientific:
Dicrurus divaricatus

Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

Reference:
Verz.Doubl.Zool.Mus.Berlin p. 53

Protonym:
Muscicapa divaricata

Avibase ID:
7763FEC88FDE29AC

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7763FEC8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 924413

Geographic range:

Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus: southwestern Mauritania south to Guinea, east to southeastern Niger and northeastern Nigeria (Lake Chad)
Dicrurus divaricatus lugubris: southwestern Chad (Lake Chad) east to Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia, south to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and northern Kenya

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Glossy-backed Drongo
French:
Drongo de Lichtenstein
Dutch:
Glansrugdrongo
Polish:
dziwogon sahelski
Slovak:
drongo savanový
Swedish:
saheldrongo
Chinese:
亮背卷尾

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dicrurus [adsimilis or divaricatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

English: Glossy-backed Drongo
French: Drongo de Lichtenstein
Scientific: Dicrurus divaricatus
Dutch: Glansrugdrongo
Polish: dziwogon sahelski
Slovak: drongo savanový
Swedish: saheldrongo
Chinese: 亮背卷尾