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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

28.2 cm

वजन

47.96666666666667 g

कुल

Dicruridae

गण

Passeriformes

के बारे में

The Black Drongo is a glossy blue-black bird with a distinctive deeply forked tail and slender build, measuring about 28 cm in length. It is widespread across South and Southeast Asia, occupying open farmland, grasslands, and forest edges from Iran to China and Indonesia. An aggressive aerial predator, it hunts insects in flight and is known for mobbing larger birds, earning a reputation as a fearless defender of its territory.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	28.2 cm	11.1 in
वजन	47.96666666666667 g	1.69 oz

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 14-16 days. Fledging: 16-20 days.

अंडों की संख्या

2-5

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
कुल	Dicruridae (Drongos)
Genus	Dicrurus
प्रजातियां	Dicrurus macrocercus

Distribution

Black Drongo has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded