Shining Drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) - HBW 14, p. 219

French: Drongo de forêt German: Glanzdrongo Spanish: Drongo Selvático

Taxonomy: Dicrurus atripennis Swainson, 1837, Sierra Leone.
Recent DNA studies indicate that closest relative is D. ludwigii. Monotypic.

Distribution: Sierra Leone, SE Guinea, Liberia, S Ivory Coast and S Ghana E in forest to NE DRCongo, S to S Gabon and C PRCongo.