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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