The fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), also called the common drongo or African drongo, is a small bird found from the Sahel to South Africa that lives in wooded habitats, particularly woodlands and savannas.

A red-eyed all-black upright bird with a narrow tail that splays out into a deep fork. Pairs and singles are found in a variety of wooded and open country, avoiding forest interior. They are often found in the vicinity of wild and domestic large mammals, hawking insects that they flush up.

2023年10月24日 · The Fork-tailed Drongo is a generally abundant, more or less open-country Dicrurus that usually perches obviously and is found across the greater part of sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania in the west, east to northern Somalia, and south to Cape Province, South Africa.

The fork-tailed drongo, also called the common drongo, African drongo, or savanna drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), is a small bird that can be found across the Afrotropical realm of continental Africa, excepting the Congolian rainforests and Upper Guinean forests.

Against the backdrop of Africa's diverse landscapes, this bold and resourceful bird has earned a reputation as nature's master trickster, using clever deception to steal food from other animals. Visual Identification. The Fork-tailed Drongo is a sleek, all …

2024年7月15日 · The Fork-tailed Drongo is an accomplished voice-mimic and often imitates the calls of predatory birds like the Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) or African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro). This is thought to deter other birds that may compete with the drongo from entering its territory.

2011年7月15日 · Fork-tailed Drongos—small passerines common in sub-Saharan Africa—have long been viewed as outright thieves: they follow a group of foraging animals, such as Southern Pied-Babblers or meerkats, wait until the animals turn up some tasty morsels, then give a …

Learn about Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed): explore photos, sounds, and observations collected by birders around the world.

2019年4月18日 · Fork-tailed Drongos are monogamous and solitary nesters. They make beautiful nests bound with spider web that are slung hammock-like across the horizontal fork of a tree branch. Chicks and fledglings are fed and cared for by both parents. Fork-tailed Drongos are handsome birds.

2023年7月23日 · The Fork-tailed Drongo is a quite large bird (25 cm) with half of its length composed of its forked tail. From afar, the adult appears entirely black, but up close in good light, its feathers show a glossy metallic sheen of blue or blue-green that shines in the sun.