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Dicrurus macrocercus
This bird is glossy black with a wide fork to the tail. Adults usually have a small white spot at the base of the gape. The iris is dark brown (not crimson as in the similar Ashy Drongo). The sexes cannot be told apart in the field. Juveniles are brownish and may have some white barring or speckling towards the belly and vent, and can be mistaken for the White-bellied Drongo. First-year birds have white tips to the feathers of the belly, while second-years have these white-tipped feathers restricted to the vent.
Spotted on the Jaipur - Agra highway
and the Great-tailed Grackle is native only to North and South America as per wiki.
Hi Sachin, the Great-tailed Grackle looks different,ans is only native to the New World. Consider Satyen's suggestion.
The black drongo is also known as Kotwal as it protects the nest of other birds from birds like crows. I've seen that even a crow cannot catch a drongo because the drongo uses it long tail to sway up and down when being chased by a crow and this is difficult for a crow.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2009
Submitted on Oct 12, 2011
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