LOCAL NAMES

• Silu maha kauda, Konda kauda, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිළු මහ කවුඩා, කොණ්ඩ කවුඩා, ड्रोंगो, ડ્રોંગો, ഡ്രോങ്കോ, ட்ரோங்கோ, డ్రోంగో
• Dutch Ceylonese Kuifdrongo
• English Sri Lanka Drongo
• English (United States) Sri Lanka Drongo
• French Drongo drongup
• French (French Guiana) Drongo drongup
• German Regendrongo
• Japanese スリランカオウチュウ
• Norwegian veddadrongo
• Polish dziwogon wstęgopióry
• Russian Ланкийский дронго
• Serbian Drongo sa Šri Lanke
• Slovak drongo cejlónsky
• Spanish Drongo Cingalés
• Spanish (Spain) Drongo cingalés
• Swedish ceylondrongo
• Turkish Seylan Drongosu
• Ukrainian Дронго цейлонський

DESCRIPTION

The Sri Lanka drongo or Ceylon crested drongo, is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. Large, upright, blackish bird with a long and tuft of feathers on the forehead. Tail shape an important feature: deeply-forked with curled up tips to the outer tail feathers unlike other drongos. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Typically found in pairs, it can be found in forests in wet lowlands. Present in rainforest pockets like Bodhinagala.. FUN FACT : a superb mimic of the call of the other birds.. Locally names Sri Lanka silu maha kauda or konda kauda. It was also featured in the 35 rupee postal stamp in Sri Lanka.