Drongos (Dicruridae)
Wallacean Drongo (Dicrurus densus) - HBW 14, p. 215
French: Drongo de la Sonde
German: Wallacedrongo
Spanish: Drongo de Wallacea
Other common names: Greater Wallacean Drongo (densus)
Taxonomy: Dicrourus [sic] densus Bonaparte, 1850, Timor.
Formerly considered conspecific with D. hottentottus; the two may form a superspecies with D. menagei, D. montanus, D. sumatranus, D. balicassius, D. bracteatus and D. megarhynchus. Taxonomy of drongos inhabitating Lesser Sundas requires more detailed studies, both of molecular genetics and of vocalizations. Apparently no direct connection between race megalornis of present species and race amboiensis of D. bracteatus, despite extreme proximity of Gorong Is (occupied by former) to E tip of Seram, in SE Moluccas (occu.. View all taxonomy...
Formerly considered conspecific with D. hottentottus; the two may form a superspecies with D. menagei, D. montanus, D. sumatranus, D. balicassius, D. bracteatus and D. megarhynchus. Taxonomy of drongos inhabitating Lesser Sundas requires more detailed studies, both of molecular genetics and of vocalizations. Apparently no direct connection between race megalornis of present species and race amboiensis of D. bracteatus, despite extreme proximity of Gorong Is (occupied by former) to E tip of Seram, in SE Moluccas (occupied by latter). Supposedly smaller race renschi (described from Sumbawa) treated as synonym of bimaensis, type locality of which also Sumbawa. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vicinus Rensch, 1928 - Lombok, in W Lesser Sundas.
- bimaensis Wallace, 1864 - Sumbawa, Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Pantar, Alor and Gunungapi.
- sumbae Rensch, 1931 - Sumba.
- vicinus Rensch, 1928 - Lombok, in W Lesser Sundas.
- bimaensis Wallace, 1864 - Sumbawa, Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Pantar, Alor and Gunungapi.
- sumbae Rensch, 1931 - Sumba.
- densus Bonaparte, 1850 - Roti, Timor, Wetar and Sermata.
- kuehni E. J. O. Hartert, 1901 - Tanimbar Is, in extreme E Lesser Sundas.
- megalornis G. R. Gray, 1858 - Gorong I, Watubela Is and Kai Is, in SE Moluccas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird arriving to the nest and brooding the chick when it starts raining. Locality Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp kuehni)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2011 1 year ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A bird arriving to the nest and brooding the chick while raining. Locality Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp kuehni)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4.5 -
An individual arriving to the nest, feeding the chick, removing a fecal sac and flying away. Locality Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp kuehni)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4.5 -
A bird arriving to the nest and brooding the chick. Locality Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp kuehni)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 4.4 -
A bird arriving to the nest with a cricket and feeding the chick, then looking around and flying off. Locality Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp kuehni)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2011 1 year ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A bird brooding a chick in the nest. Locality Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp kuehni)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4
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