Showing posts with label Drongo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drongo. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Hair-crested drongos: a difference in pigmentation


I came across these two drongo at Sirwani, near Singtam; felt strange about the difference of the beaks. It could be that the yellow pigmentation could be due to immaturity. There is also a difference in the size of the beak.

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Dicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo) - Sikkim Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo)

Venue: Tinek, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: January 22, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Monday, 24 February 2014

Dicrurus hottentottus (Hair-crested Drongo) - Sikkim Bird

Dicrurus hottentottus (Hair-crested Drongo)

Venue: Shantinagar, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: February 24, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species: D. hottentottus

Monday, 17 February 2014

Dicrurus bracteatus (Spangled Drongo) - Sikkim Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus (Spangled Drongo)

Venue: Shantinagar, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: April 13, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Dicruridae
Genus:Dicrurus
Species:D. bracteatus