Tablas drongo

The Tablas drongo (Dicrurus menagei) is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo.

Tablas drongo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species:
D. menagei
Binomial name
Dicrurus menagei
(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)

It is endemic to Tablas Island in the Philippines. The specific name, menagei, commemorates Louis F. Menage, an American real estate tycoon.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2013). "Dicrurus menagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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