Velvet-mantled Drongo

Dicrurus modestus

Other names: -

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Velvet-mantled Drongo
Canon 7D
Focal length 420mm
1/250 sec exposure
F6.3
ISO 250
July 2010 Mt. Elgon, Uganda Adult

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Very similar to Fork-tailed Drongo, of which it is still considered a sub species by some.