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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/square-tailed-drongo-dicrurus-ludwigii on 15/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 15/01/2025.