Drongos (Dicruridae)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) - HBW 14, p. 221
French: Drongo à ventre blanc
German: Graubrustdrongo
Spanish: Drongo Ventriblanco
Other common names: Indian White-bellied Drongo (caerulescens); Ceylon White-bellied Drongo (insularis); White-vented Drongo (leucopygialis)
Taxonomy: Lanius caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758, Bengal, India.
May be related to D. leucophaeus. On mainland, nominate race exhibits decrease in size and reduction in extent of white on abdomen from N to S; overlap in individual measurements of wing and tail, however, is c. 50%, and more than that for bill, so that determination of geographical distinctions not possible. Sri Lanka races insularis and leucopygialis intergrade. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caerulescens ( Linnaeus, 1758) - India S from Haryana and E Gujarat, E along lower slopes of Himalayas to S Nepal, and to West Bengal and C Orissa.
- insularis ( Sharpe, 1877) - N & SE Sri Lanka.
- leucopygialis Blyth, 1846 - SW Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several views of a bird flying from one perch to another one. Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp caerulescens)
Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 3 years ago 28 sec 4 -
Birds shown with a few variety of calls in background Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2006 3 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
Adult perched and calling Locality Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (ssp caerulescens)
Greg Baker 17 March 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.8 -
Perched, late afternoon. Locality Knuckles Range, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp leucopygialis)
Fran Trabalon 10 January 2012 1 year ago 21 sec 3 -
brief rear view, half speed Locality Bokkapuram, Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp caerulescens)
Martin Kennewell 21 December 2012 17 weeks ago 5 sec 2.8 -
Adult perched Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp caerulescens)
Greg Baker 1 March 2009 2 years ago 15 sec 2.5
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A bird perched
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 21 January 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Frontal View of a bird perched on a cable
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 17 December 2009 3 years ago 4 -
on a tree
Locality North Goa District, Goa, India
Lior Kislev 10 February 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
male and female sitting beside a freshly made nest
Locality Sri Lanka
Vyatich 5 March 2013 10 weeks ago 3.7 -
Glossy black above with white belly
Locality Anaikatty, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Mohamed Samsoor Ali 12 September 2012 9 weeks ago 3.5 -
on a wire
Locality Sri Lanka
Gerhard.Tauscher 25 January 2013 16 weeks ago 3.5
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Display calls in morning Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2007 3 years ago 4.5 -
Has large variety of sweet calls Locality Kota, Kota District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp caerulescens)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1985 3 years ago 4 -
Courtship calls in morning Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 2006 3 years ago 4
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