Mostly dark blue, black and making many lovely songs

1. Lesser racket-tailed drongo, 小盘尾,小盤尾,Dicrurus remifer, ヒメカザリオウチュウ, CECAWI ANTING-ANTING KECIL

2. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, 大盘尾, 大盤尾, Dicrurus paradiseus, カザリオウチュウ, CECAWI ANTING-ANTING BESAR

3. Black Drongo, 黑卷尾, Dicrurus macrocercus, オウチュウ, CECAWI SAWAH

4. Crow-billed Drongo, 鸦嘴卷尾, 鴉嘴卷尾, Dicrurus annectens, ハシブトオウチュウ, CECAWI PARUH TEBAL

5. Hair-crested Drongo (Bornean), 发冠卷尾, 髮冠卷尾, Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis, カンムリオウチュウ, CECAWI BERAMBUT

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101. Ashy Drongo, 灰卷尾, Dicrurus leucophaeus, ハイイロオウチュウ

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1. Lesser racket-tailed drongo, 小盘尾,小盤尾,Dicrurus remifer, ヒメカザリオウチュウ, CECAWI ANTING-ANTING KECIL

– sub-montane, montane

– sometimes confused with Greater racket-tailed Drongo, which can differ by crestless, tail shape, and location

update 2015 April 1

update 2013 Feb 4

update 2012 Dec 13

2. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, 大盘尾, 大盤尾, Dicrurus paradiseus, カザリオウチュウ, CECAWI ANTING-ANTING BESAR

– dark blue with 2 long-tailed

– very aggressive with any bird that comes close to the territory

– with crest

update 202502

It was a fantastic day trip with a past visitor to Malaysia. We photographed 36 species, including some truly remarkable birds and moments. Here’s to an even better 2025!

和之前来过马来西亚的访客一起度过了美好的一日游。我们拍摄了36种鸟类，其中不乏精彩的鸟儿和瞬间。期待更美好的2025年！

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update 202205

– cloudy morning, this noisy bird making a lot of noise and keep disturbing other birds

– 多云的一天，这吵+凶的鸟一直在追其他鸟。

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– few of them flying around at open space here and managed to spend few minutes with guests here

– 几只这漂亮的鸟飞来飞去。与客人拍了几分钟。

update 202111

– always like to capture this beautiful, common, noisy bird flying to show it’s racket-tailed.

– 一直希望拍到大盘尾的飞版。虽然不是要的绿背景，也蛮高兴。

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3. Black Drongo, 黑卷尾, Dicrurus macrocercus, オウチュウ, CECAWI SAWAH

– a winter visitor, normally found near grassland or paddy fields

4. Crow-billed Drongo, 鸦嘴卷尾, 鴉嘴卷尾, Dicrurus annectens, ハシブトオウチュウ, CECAWI PARUH TEBAL

– another bird may confuse but different by the bill shape, size, black-face, and chest

update 202112

– an overall dark metallic blue drongo with thick bill and fork-tail

体型较黑卷尾稍为大些；体羽深辉黑色；嘴形侧扁，在鼻孔处其宽度与厚度几相等，嘴粗壮而钝；最外侧一对尾羽末端甚形卷曲，其与中央一对尾羽的距离与其跗蹠的长度几相等。跗蹠短而强健，前缘具盾状鳞。体羽灰或黑色。

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5. Hair-crested Drongo (Bornean), 发冠卷尾, 髮冠卷尾, Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis, カンムリオウチュウ, CECAWI BERAMBUT

– Overall dark. Long, thin, hair-like feathers on its forehead, present only in some subspecies, may be visible at close range. Normally single bird

– 中型鸟类，体长28-35厘米。通体绒黑色缀蓝绿色金属光泽，额部具发丝状羽冠，外侧尾羽末端向上卷曲。栖息于海拔1500米以下的低山丘陵和山脚沟谷地带，多在常绿阔叶林、次生林或人工松林中活动。单独或成对活动，很少成群。

update 202105

– this is borneensis. 

– Normally single bird joining the flock of laughingthursh, magpie. making drongo call

– 婆罗洲亚种（也建议分为独立种）

– 通常，鸟浪活动。

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101. Ashy Drongo, 灰卷尾, Dicrurus leucophaeus, ハイイロオウチュウ

A slim, medium-sized drongo with bright red eyes and gray plumage that is almost black in the western parts of its range and quite pale in the eastern parts of its range; eastern birds also often have an oval-shaped pale facial patch. It has a long slim tail with a deep fork. Common in wooded habitats where it sallies for insects and aggressively chases other birds that may compete for food or nectar. Most birds migrate south every winter. Similar to Black Drongo, but slimmer and usually in different habitats. Calls include harsh and sweet notes, and can mimic some bird species poorly. [Ebird]

一种体型纤细、中等大小的卷尾鸟，拥有明亮的红眼和灰色羽毛，在其分布范围的西部区域羽毛几乎呈黑色，而在东部区域羽毛较为浅色；东部的鸟类通常还具有一个椭圆形的浅色脸斑。其尾巴修长纤细，呈深深的叉状。这种鸟类常见于有林地的栖息地，会捕食昆虫，并积极驱赶可能与其争夺食物或花蜜的其他鸟类。大多数个体每年冬天都会向南迁徙。与黑卷尾相似，但体型更为纤细，且通常出现在不同的栖息地。叫声包括粗哑和清脆的音调，有时还能模仿其他鸟类的叫声，但模仿能力较差。

update 202412

It is noticeably larger than the Ashy Drongo found in Malaysia. We were fortunate to spot it catching a wasp (recently, I got stung by a wasp in Sumatra—glad this bird took care of one for me… just joking!). This bird is quite common at Baihualing and can be seen from several different hides.

它明显比在马来西亚发现的灰卷尾更大。我们很幸运看到它捕到了一只黄蜂（我最近在苏门答腊被黄蜂蜇了——很高兴这只鸟帮我“报仇”了……开玩笑的！）。这种鸟在百花岭非常常见，可以在几个不同的隐蔽点看到它。

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