Drongos

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India and Sri Lanka east to southern China and Indonesia. It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm (11 in) in length.

Family
Drongos
Order
Passeriformes
Weight
48 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Migration
Resident
Countries recorded
22

Recorded in India, Taiwan, Thailand, Nepal, China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Laos, Indonesia, Bhutan, MP, Guam, Malaysia, MO, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, Singapore.

Where to see it: Starts Resort. (Guam); Rota Resort and Country Club (Northern Mariana Islands); Pinatang Park (Northern Mariana Islands); Layon Landfill (Guam); Kerala Agricultural University · General Area (India).

Photo: Hari K Patibanda, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons