At 24 cm this bird is 6 to 7 cm smaller than
the Black Drongo that is extremely common in the entire sub-continent,
this White-bellied Drongo inhabits the entire central and south India
(South of Himalayas, East of Haryana and Gujarat upto West Bengal and
South upto Sri Lanka). It has a grey throat and atleast a white vent.
The juv of Black, Ashy and Crow-billed drongos may have considerable white on the abdomen but these are scalier on them and not solid white as in the white-bellied.
Though I had seen this bird off and on, I used to be always confused as I had never seen this much white belly on any bird. It is today after seeing this bird and cross referring it with 'Ripley Guide' that I am listing this as my lifer.
The bird was spotted in Nehru Zoological park, Hyderabad on 29 Nov 2015
The juv of Black, Ashy and Crow-billed drongos may have considerable white on the abdomen but these are scalier on them and not solid white as in the white-bellied.
Though I had seen this bird off and on, I used to be always confused as I had never seen this much white belly on any bird. It is today after seeing this bird and cross referring it with 'Ripley Guide' that I am listing this as my lifer.
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| White-bellied Drongo |
The bird was spotted in Nehru Zoological park, Hyderabad on 29 Nov 2015
2 comments:
I have seen many species of Drongo but this is not one of them. Maybe one day...........
David - I do wish you luck.
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