Dicruridae

Dicrurus waldenii Photo by Roger le Guen (Flickr) Common name:Mayotte drongo (en); drongo-de-Mayotte (pt); drongo de Mayotte (fr); drongo de la Mayotte (es); Mayottedrongo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicruridaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Mayotte in the Comoro island group, noth of Madagascar. There it occurs sparsely and locally, especially in the northern and western…

Dicrurus paradiseus Photo by Kai Hendry (Wikipedia) Common name:greater racket-tailed drongo (en); drongo-de-raquetes-grande (pt); drongo à raquettes (fr); drongo de raquetas grande (es); flaggendrongo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicruridaeRange:This species is found in India and Nepal, through Bangladesh and Indochina and into Indonesia. SizeThese birds are 31-36 cm long and weigh 70-125 g.Habitat:The greater racket-tailed drongo is…

Dicrurus adsimilis Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed drongo (en); drongo-de-cauda-furcada (pt); drongo brillant (fr); drongo ahorquillado (es); trauerdrongo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicruridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from extremely arid areas.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 40-50 g.Habitat:Fork-tailed drongos are mostly found in dry savannas and riverine woodlands, but…

Dicrurus macrocercus Photo by Robin Newlin (Birds Korea) Common name: black drongo (en); drongo-real (pt); drongo royal (fr); drongo real (es); königsdrongo (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Dicruridae Range: This Asian species is found in much of tropical southern Asia, from south-west Iran, through India and Sri Lanka and east to southern China and Indonesia….