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Sri Lanka drongo

Sri Lanka drongo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species:
D. lophorinus
Binomial name
Dicrurus lophorinus
Vieillot, 1817

The Sri Lanka drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus) or Ceylon crested drongo, is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was previously considered a subspecies of the greater racket-tailed drongo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests.

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Dicrurus lophorinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103711132A111467183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103711132A111467183.en. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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