Velvet-mantled drongo
| Velvet-mantled drongo | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dicruridae |
| Genus: | Dicrurus |
| Species: | D. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicrurus modestus Hartlaub, 1849 | |
The velvet-mantled drongo (Dicrurus modestus) is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family. It is found in Nigeria, and Ghana, to Sierra Leone, Cameroon and PrÃncipe, where the latter is sometimes considered a distinct species.
References
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (v 2.11). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ [Accessed 2/27/2012].