Dicrurus lophorinus Vieillot, 1817
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Sri Lanka Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Sri Lanka drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus) or Ceylon crested drongo, is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was previously considered a subspecies of the greater racket-tailed drongo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Sri Lanka drongo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:57:53.041035+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dicrurus lophorinus Vieillot, 1817
- Name authority
- Vieillot, 1817
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicruridae
- Genus
- Dicrurus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae Vigors, 1825
- genusDicrurus Vieillot, 1816
- speciesDicrurus lophorinus Vieillot, 1817
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicrurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus Vieillot, 1817 | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus Hartlaub, 1849 | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer (Temminck, 1823) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aldabra DrongoDicrurus aldabranus (Ridgway, 1893) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sulawesi DrongoDicrurus montanus (Riley, 1919) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andaman DrongoDicrurus andamanensis Beavan, 1867 | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| BalicassiaoDicrurus balicassius (Linnaeus, 1766) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grand Comoro DrongoDicrurus fuscipennis (Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1887) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ribbon-tailed DrongoDicrurus megarhynchus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus (Linnaeus, 1766) | DicruridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916643 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6CTS3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.