Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo
(Chèo bẻo cờ đuôi chẻ, Dicrurus paradiseus)
The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips.
Compare:
- Greater racket-tailed drongo: has a crest, tail not square cut;
- Lesser racket-tailed drongo : no crest, tail square cut.
Dicrurus is derived from the Greek words dikros meaning forked, ouros meaning tailed.
Paradisaea / paradisaea / paradisea / paradiseus / paradisi Late L. paradisus paradise: Greek paradeisos paradise, pleasure ground of the Persian kings.
