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Sumatran drongo

The Sumatran drongo is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Sumatran drongo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species:
D. sumatranus
Binomial name
Dicrurus sumatranus

The Sumatran drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Dicrurus sumatranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T22706984A111051907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22706984A111051907.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.