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Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

About Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Drongos

The black drongo 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 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southern China and Indonesia and accidental visitor of Japan. It is an all black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm (11 in) in length. It feeds on insects, and is common in open agricultural areas and light forest throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines.

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  • 2005-12-31

    Delhi - Tughlaqabad, India

  • 2006-01-09

    Kheoladeo National Park, India
    Image from 2006-01-09

  • 2009-07-15

    Hong Kong Wetland Park, Hong Kong
    Image from 2009-07-15

  • 2013-01-24

    Nam Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

  • 2013-02-01

    Ang Trapeang Thmor, Cambodia

  • 2013-02-04

    Hua Hin, Thailand

  • 2013-02-13

    Kolkata, India

  • 2013-02-14

    Kaziranga NP, India
    Image from 2013-02-14

  • 2013-02-16

    Namieri National Park, India

  • 2013-02-19

    Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, India

  • 2024-08-13

    Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-14

    Baluran National Park, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-15

    Baluran National Park, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-16

    Ijen, Indonesia