Black bird needs a name

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tracviet2000
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Black bird needs a name

I took these pictures this afternoon at Brisbane QLD. Bird is black with patch of dark blue on wing, with red eye. I looked through the bird guide book and see both metallic starling or sprangled drongo have black feather and red eye. However they do not have dark blue wing ? Please advise.

Thanks,

Trac

rawshorty
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Spangled Drongo

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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zosterops
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i suspect lighting is at play

note the 'fishtail' in the second pic which is 100% diagnostic for Spangled Drongo. 

tracviet2000
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Thanks Rawshorty and Zosterops very much for confirming Spangled Drongo.

TheBirdLover
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Nice photos, Trac.

M.M.

tracviet2000
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Thanks The BirdLover.

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