White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dicruridae — Drongos
White-bellied Drongo, Dicrurus caerulescens, is a resident breeder in India and Sri Lanka, within the Oriental Region. It is a drongo of dry scrub and open forest, and in India the underparts are white on the belly and vent. In Sri Lanka, white is limited to the vent. The species is mainly black, with young birds entirely black. It is often seen alone or in small parties, and may join mixed-species feeding flocks. Its breeding season runs from February to July, and the nest is a cup placed high in a tree fork.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicruridae — Drongos
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India and Sri Lanka
