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This bird is glossy black with a wide fork to the tail. Adults usually have a small white spot (rictal spot) at the base of the gape as seen in this shot. They feed on insects, and are common in open agricultural areas and light forest throughout their range, perching conspicuously on a bare perches or along power or telephone lines.
I usually first hear them before I see them as they can be noisy. Quite often I see them making aerial sallies from their perches looking for insects that they catch flying in the shade of the canopy. The Bronzed Drongo is somewhat smaller than the Black Drongo and has more metallic gloss with a spangled appearance on the head, neck and breast. The lores are velvety and the ear coverts are duller as can be seen in this shot. The Bronzed Drongo is found in the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of India and the lower Himalayas. This species is usually found in moist broadleaved forest.
The Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) has glossy black plumage, with iridescent blue-green spots (spangles), a long forked tail and blood red eyes. This bird is a seasonal visitor to my yard, it will take food from the food dish but prefers to catch food thrown to it. Normally it comes to my yard just before sunset, it sits in a tree opposite my back door and calls loudly. This year I have been surprised to hear it mimicking the calls of other birds in the neighbourhood. I really like this bird, it's intelligent, amazingly athletic in the air and so very personable.
Wikipedia: The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 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 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. The species is known for its aggressive behavior towards much larger birds, such as crows, never hesitating to dive-bomb any bird of prey that invades its territory. This behavior earns it the informal name of king crow. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting black drongo.
Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)
Le Drongo brillant est un oiseau entièrement noir aux yeux rouges qui se tient bien droit. Il se tient dans la canopée et dans l’étage intermédiaire, happant des insectes depuis un perchoir. Il s’associe parfois à de grands mammifères pour manger les proies que ceux-ci débusquent.
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This drab colored bird is a common resident in the Kruger National Park but you should not be misled by its appearance. The Drongo is a highly intelligent bird and has the ability to mimic calls of other animals and it uses this skill to distract them to steal their food.
Wikipedia: The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 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 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. The species is known for its aggressive behavior towards much larger birds, such as crows, never hesitating to dive-bomb any bird of prey that invades its territory. This behavior earns it the informal name of king crow. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting black drongo.
Black Drongo is common throughout much of southern Asia, recognizable by its forked tail and glossy black plumage. This photo shows one in a typical perch surveying for the insects that it will sally out to catch. Despite their relatively small size, birds of this species are known for boldly chasing off much larger interlopers that fly into their territory. This individual was seen at the Doi Lo paddies in Chiang Mai province, Thailand.
We had a great birding trip to Sri Lanka set up by "Best of Lanka." (www.bestoflanka.com/) We managed to get 30 of 33 endemics thanks to our guide Dhanushka (www.facebook.com/dcliyanage).
An image from a few weeks ago.....
Spotted this Spangled Drongo perched overhead.
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A curious Ashy Drongo after catching sight of me at the window. They breed in the hills of tropical southern Asia from eastern Afghanistan east to southern China and Indonesia. Many populations in the northern part of its range are migratory. The Ashy Drongo has short legs and sits very upright while perched prominently, often high on a tree. It is insectivorous and forages by making aerial sallies but sometimes gleans from tree trunks. They are found singly, in pairs or small groups. During migration they fly in small flocks.
I was out taking pics of birds recently with long time friend and fellow flickr tog Joe Micallef, when Joe spotted this Spangled Drongo perched overhead.
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