Drongo Fantail
A species of Chaetorhynchus, Also known as Pygmy Drongo-fantail, Drongo Silktail Scientific name : Chaetorhynchus papuensis Genus : Chaetorhynchus
Drongo Fantail, A species of Chaetorhynchus
Also known as:
Pygmy Drongo-fantail, Drongo Silktail
Botanical name: Chaetorhynchus papuensis
Genus: Chaetorhynchus
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Description
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Description
The drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis), also known as the pygmy drongo, is a species of passerine bird endemic to the island of New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Chaetorhynchus. The species was long placed within the drongo family Dicruridae, but it differs from others in that family in having twelve rectrices instead of ten. Molecular analysis also supports moving the species out from the drongo family, instead placing it as a sister species to the silktail of Fiji, and both those species in the fantail family Rhipiduridae. 
Size
22 cm
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Drongos Genus
Chaetorhynchus Species
Drongo Fantail 
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