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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Least Concern

Размах крыльев

28,2 cm

Масса

47,96666666666667 g

Семейство

Dicruridae

Отряд

Passeriformes

О нас

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
Размах крыльев	28,2 cm	11.1 in
Масса	47,96666666666667 g	1.69 oz

Охранный статус

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Поведение и размножение

Гнездование

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

Размер кладки

2-5

Таксономия

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Отряд	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Семейство	Dicruridae (Drongos)
Genus	Dicrurus
Виды	Dicrurus macrocercus

Distribution

Black Drongo has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Присутствует Not recorded