Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus Vieillot, 1817
Күлгін дронго
Korgalzhyn, Akmola oblast.
- status in Kazakhstan
- on migration
- conservation status
- IUCN LCleast concern
- sizes
- 30 cm
- when to see it
- June
- on the site
- 2 observationslast: 12 Jun 2019
Description
Very similar to Black Drongo, but appears slimmer and longer-tailed. Always lacks white rictal spot of Black and has brighter red eyes. Ad Underparts greyer than in Black with less glossy breast and throat; upperparts usually with blush gloss, less blackish. Juv Lacks glossy plumage and is more brownish; overall paler than juv Black. Has initially shorter and less deeply forked tail. 1st-win Pale barring on underparts indistinct and less prominent than in Black and lacking on uppertail-coverts. Size 30 cm
Distribution
Species of tropical Asia, south and east China. In Kazakhstan, a migratory bird of the dark race was recorded in the Korgalzhyn June 12, 2019.
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- Breeding
- Migration
- Wintering
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2Biology
Semi-open deciduous and coniferous forests; mainly mountains.
Sources
Birds of Central Asia (Helm Field Guides), by Raffael Aye, Nanuel Schweizer, Tobias Roth. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012