Saturday, November 18, 2023

ASHY DRONGO

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

(*  838)                 ASHY DRONGO              Dicrurus leucophaeus 

CAMBODIA                 

Predominantly in mangroves, and open ground with fairly close trees that provide sites for foraging insects; migrants tend to occur more in parkland and gardens. 28 cm. Resident from Afghanistan eastwards through S China and Southeast Asia to Palawan, Borneo, Java, Bali and Lombok; migrant to Southeast Asia, including Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore.

The Hainan/White-cheeked/White-lored (Dicrurus leucophaeus leucogenis) is a subspecies of the Ashy Drongo.






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