Bird group

Drongos

28 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Aldabra Drongo
Dicrurus aldabranus
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Aldabra Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Aldabra and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It sallies from exposed perches to…

Andaman Drongo
Dicrurus andamanensis
Least Concern≈ 50K–500K

The Andaman Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Andaman Islands. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Ashy Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It sallies from exposed…

Balicassiao
Dicrurus balicassius
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Balicassiao is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Philippine islands. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Black Drongo
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Indian subcontinent. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Bronzed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It sallies from…

Crested Drongo
Dicrurus forficatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Crested Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It sallies from…

Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectens
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Crow-billed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of South and Southeast Asia. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying…

Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fork-tailed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of sub-Saharan Africa. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Grande Comore Drongo
Dicrurus fuscipennis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Grande Comore Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Comoros. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects, sometimes…

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of South and Southeast Asia. It sallies from exposed perches to catch…

Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Hair-crested Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of South and Southeast Asia. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying…

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It…

Mayotte Drongo
Dicrurus waldenii
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Mayotte Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Comoros. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects, sometimes…

Palawan Drongo
Dicrurus palawanensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Palawan Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Palawan and nearby islands. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Ribbon-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus megarhynchus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ribbon-tailed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It sallies from…

Sharpe's Drongo
Dicrurus sharpei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sharpe's Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of sub-Saharan Africa. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Shining Drongo
Dicrurus atripennis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Shining Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It sallies from…

Short-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus striatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-tailed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of African and Asian woodland, forest, and open-country habitats. It sallies from…

Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spangled Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It sallies from exposed perches to catch…

Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Square-tailed Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of sub-Saharan Africa. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Sri Lanka Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Sri Lanka. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects, sometimes…

Sulawesi Drongo
Dicrurus montanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulawesi Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying…

Sumatran Drongo
Dicrurus sumatranus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sumatran Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Sumatra and nearby western Indonesian islands. It sallies from exposed perches to…

Tablas Drongo
Dicrurus menagei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tablas Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Philippine islands. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Velvet-mantled Drongo
Dicrurus modestus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Velvet-mantled Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of sub-Saharan Africa. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

Wallacean Drongo
Dicrurus densus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wallacean Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of Wallacea and the Moluccas. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying insects,…

White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The White-bellied Drongo is an agile, fork-tailed drongo of the Indian subcontinent. It sallies from exposed perches to catch flying…