Adult (White-bellied) © David Irving eBird S16853379 Macaulay Library ML 270641921
Adult (White-vented) © Shailesh Pinto
Adult (White-bellied) © Sanjay Malik
Juvenile (White-bellied) © Sanjay Malik
Adult (White-bellied) © Aljo Anand

White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

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Identification

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A small drongo with a dull-black back and a relatively short, distinctively forked tail. The “white-bellied” form has an extensively white belly diffusely demarcated from the dark gray throat and breast. The “white-vented” from is restricted to Sri Lanka and is darker overall, with dark gray underparts and a white vent. The species is similar to juvenile Black and Ashy Drongos, which are larger and have smaller amounts of white, diffused with a dusky color or scaling, on the belly and vent. White-bellied is found in dry and open forests across the Indian subcontinent.

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