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Madagascar Crested Drongo, Masoala, Madagascar Found on the beach of Masoala NP. This is one of the most common birds that you will find throughout all of Madagascar. It is a bird that is often cursed by birders, because it mimics the calls of various other birds. This means your tracking of that very rare bird may lead to one of the most common birds. Africa,Crested drongo,Dicrurus forficatus,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Masoala,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Madagascar Crested Drongo, Masoala, Madagascar

Found on the beach of Masoala NP. This is one of the most common birds that you will find throughout all of Madagascar. It is a bird that is often cursed by birders, because it mimics the calls of various other birds. This means your tracking of that very rare bird may lead to one of the most common birds.

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    travismorhardt
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    A real-world trickster, it sounds like. Posted 9 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      I read somewhere that they even mimic mammals :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Crested drongo

The crested drongo is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Dec 13, 2015. Captured Oct 3, 2015 12:03 in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1000
  • 400mm
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