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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus
Family
Drongos
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
grtdro1, GRTD
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyDrongos (Dicruridae)
SpeciesDicrurus paradiseus
Codesgrtdro1, GRTD
Identification

The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a member of the Drongos family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grtdro1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Drongos
Sharpe's Drongo
Dicrurus sharpei
Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
Shining Drongo
Dicrurus atripennis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Velvet-mantled Drongo
Dicrurus modestus
Aldabra Drongo
Dicrurus aldabranus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo photo
(c) Dmitry Ivanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dmitry Ivanov

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Dicrurus paradiseus

Family: Drongos

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: grtdro1