Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus)

The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family.  The nominated race is endemic to Madagascar, and found throughout the island, and some of the larger inshore islands including Nosy-Bé. The Dicrurus forficatus potior subspecies on only found on the Comoro Islands.

I took these photos in the car park of Ankarafantsika NP.

IMG_5764 IMG_5390 IMG_5399They have a very large range and can be seen anywhere in Madagascar.  They are found easily in Ankarafantsika pretty much everywhere from the car park to the actual trails in the park.  It’s nice to have such a cool looking bird easily found!

MFC rangeLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CRESTED DRONGO

Wikipedia

Birdlife

Internet Bird Collection

VIDEOS

I can’t find anything embeddable but there are a couple brief clips on IBC.