Wallacean Drongo

Drongos are fairly common all over tropical Asia and Africa, but this one is special to me because it is named after the biologist who came up with the theory of evolution at the same time as Darwin but is today largely forgotten (Alfred Russel Wallace). This is the Bima subspecies that we saw on the island of Rinca (other main home of Komodo Dragons) and was actually first described by Wallace himself!

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thank you for a great species intro and very educational post! Posted 8 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Yeah, sometimes I like to play teacher - it drives my friends and family nuts! Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Well, not us :) The title and description are very important, not only to direct visitors, also to search engines. Search engines still have little idea about what is on a photo, so they will use the text surrounding it. A rich and clear description like you tend to do scores high, so thank you for the effort. Posted 8 years ago
  2. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    Bring it on Barry. :)
    Posted 8 years ago

The wallacean drongo

The Wallacean drongo or Greater Wallacean drongo is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It can be found in the countries of Indonesia and East Timor.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Barry