For the Asian species sometimes referred to by the same common name, see Hair-crested drongo.
Spangled drongo
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Dicruridae
Genus:
Dicrurus
Species:
D. bracteatus
Binomial name
Dicrurus bracteatus
Gould, 1843[2][a]
The spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) is a bird of the family Dicruridae. It is the only drongo to be found in Australia, where it can be recognised by its black, iridescent plumage and its characteristic forked tail. It feeds on insects and small vertebrates. It has complex and varied calls and is a mimic of the sounds it hears. It arrives in Queensland in late spring and breeds high in an isolated tree, producing three to five young each year.
^BirdLife International (2017). "Dicrurus bracteatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22706996A111052288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22706996A111052288.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference Gould, 1842 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Sclater, P.L. (1893). "List of the dates of delivery of the sheets of the 'Proceedings' of the Zoological Society of London, from the commencement in 1830 to 1859 inclusive". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 436–440 [438].
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The spangleddrongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) is a bird of the family Dicruridae. It is the only drongo to be found in Australia, where it can be recognised...
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warning cries of the blue-backed parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus) and the spangleddrongo (Dicrurus bracteatus). Monitor lizards (Varanus) sometimes tried to...
perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. Spangleddrongo, Dicrurus bracteatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae The...
perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. Spangleddrongo, Dicrurus bracteatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradisaeidae The...
perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. Spangleddrongo, Dicrurus bracteatus (V) Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae...
perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. Spangleddrongo, Dicrurus bracteatus (A) Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae...
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