Paradise drongo

Not to be confused with Dicrurus paradiseus.
Paradise drongo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species: D. megarhynchus
Binomial name
Dicrurus megarhynchus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

The paradise drongo or ribbon-tailed drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family. It is endemic to New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Dicrurus megarhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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