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
Spangled Drongo
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
i suspect lighting is at play
note the 'fishtail' in the second pic which is 100% diagnostic for Spangled Drongo.
Thanks Rawshorty and Zosterops very much for confirming Spangled Drongo.
Nice photos, Trac.
M.M.
Thanks The BirdLover.