Death of two drongos

["Reg Clark" <>]

Hello all,
This strange little rather pathetic incident was reported on US Birdchat:



>Hello,

I was recently on a birding outing organised by the
Field Ornithology Group (FOG) and the Sri Lanka
Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),
where we came across a somewhat unusual occurrence.

A young White-Vented Drongo ( Dicrurus caerulescens
leucopygialis) had perched on an electricity
transmission line and its parent had perched on a
line above and attempted to feed it. Both were
electrocuted when they touched. When the bodies
were recovered, the parent still had an insect
in its bill !

Regards,

Rohan Wickramasinghe



Reg Clark
11 Carmen St
St Ives NSW 2075
Australia
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