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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Scientific: Dicrurus caerulescens
Citation: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference: Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.95
Protonym: Lanius caerulescens
Avibase ID: 994E98B3EAE31A28
Short link: https://avibase.ca/994E98B3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559763
Geographic range:
Dicrurus caerulescens caerulescens : Foothills of s Nepal and peninsular India
Dicrurus caerulescens leucopygialis : S Sri Lanka
Dicrurus caerulescens insularis : N Sri Lanka
Source: Clements checklist
English: White-bellied Drongo
Czech: drongo šedobřichý
German: Graubrustdrongo
Danish: Hvidbuget Drongo
Spanish: Drongo Ventriblanco
Finnish: valkovatsadrongo
French: Drongo à ventre blanc
Italian: Drongo panciabianca
Japanese: shiroharaouchuu
Japanese: シロハラオウチュウ
Dutch: Witbuikdrongo
Norwegian: Hvitbukdrongo
Polish: dziwogon bialobrzuchy
Russian: Белобрюхий дронго
Slovak: drongo sivobruchý
Swedish: vitbukig drongo
Chinese: 白腹卷尾
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Drongo à ventre blanc ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Drongo à ventre blanc ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 1st edition: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 3rd edition: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 4th edition: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements, version 2015: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements, version 2016: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements, version 2017: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Clements, version 2018: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 1.50: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 1.52: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 1.53: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 1.54: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 1.55: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 2015: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 2016: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 2017: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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eBird version 2018: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Oriental Bird Club: White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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James Lee Peters: Dicrurus caerulescens
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James Lee Peters (original): Dicrurus caerulescens
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Dicrurus caerulescens
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): White-bellied Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dicrurus caerulescens
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dicrurus caerulescens
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: drongo panxablancCzech: Drongo šedobrichý, drongo šedobřichýDanish: Hvidbuget DrongoGerman: GraubrustdrongoEnglish: Indian White-bellied Drongo, White bellied Drongo, White-bellied DrongoEnglish (IOC): White-bellied DrongoSpanish: Drongo de Vientre Blanco, Drongo VentriblancoSpanish (Spain): Drongo VentriblancoSpanish (HBW): White-bellied DrongoEstonian: valgekõht-drongoFinnish: ValkovatsadrongoFrench: Drongo à ventre blancHungarian: szürkebegyű drongóItalian: Drongo panciabianca, Drongo ventrebiancoJapanese: shiroharaouchuuJapanese: シロハラオウチュウLatin: Dicrurus caerulescens, Dicrurus caerulescens caerulescens, Lanius caerulescensLithuanian: Baltapilvis drongasMalayalam: കാക്കരാജൻ, കാക്കരാജന് Dutch: WitbuikdrongoNorwegian Nynorsk: KvitbukdrongoNorwegian: HvitbukdrongoPolish: dziwogon bialobrzuchy, dziwogon białobrzuchyRussian: Белобрюхий дронгоSlovak: Drongo sivobruchýSerbian: Belotrbi drongoSwedish: Vitbukad drongo, vitbukig drongoTamil: Vellai Vayitru KarichaanUkrainian: Дронго білочеревийChinese: 白腹卷尾Chinese (Traditional): 白腹卷尾