Drongos (Dicruridae)

Ribbon-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) - HBW 14, p. 217

French: Drongo de Nouvelle-Irlande German: Bandschwanzdrongo Spanish: Drongo de Nueva Irlanda
Other common names: New Ireland Drongo

Taxonomy: Edolius megarhynchus Quoy and Gaimard, 1830, Dorey, New Guinea; error = Port Praslin, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago.
Recent DNA studies indicate that this species is most closely related to D. bracteatus, and also close to D. hottentottus; all may be part of a superspecies that includes also D. menagei, D. montanus, D. sumatranus, D. densus and D. balicassius. Differs from them principally in its very distinctive tail, but also in longer wings and larger bill. Monotypic.

Distribution: New Ireland, in Bismarck Archipelago.