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Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectens
Crow-billed Drongo (Dicrurus annectens) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Crow-billed Drongo (Dicrurus annectens) is a member of the Dicruridae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 44 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Dicruridae Drongos
- Genus Dicrurus
- Species annectens
Where it lives
Himalayas from northwestern India to southern China and Vietnam
Quick facts
- Weight
- 44 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Dicruridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Crow-billed Drongo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Crow-billed Drongo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Crow-billed Drongo (Dicrurus annectens) is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas from nw India to s China and Vietnam.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 44 g, with a wing length of about 14.3 cm and a tail of around 11.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Crow-billed Drongo?
The Crow-billed Drongo is a small bird that weighs around 44 g.
Where does the Crow-billed Drongo live?
The Crow-billed Drongo is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas from nw India to s China and Vietnam, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Crow-billed Drongo belong to?
The Crow-billed Drongo (Dicrurus annectens) belongs to the Dicruridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Crow-billed Drongo eat?
The Crow-billed Drongo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Crow-billed Drongo migrate?
The Crow-billed Drongo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Crow-billed Drongo endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Crow-billed Drongo make?
1 real field recording of the Crow-billed Drongo — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Crow-billed Drongo's range?
The Crow-billed Drongo has a mapped global range of about 1.3 million km².
Conservation
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