Prakruti Parichay
DicruridaeDicrurus

Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

24–24 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Himalayan foothills, NE India, Bangladesh and Eastern and Western Ghats. Small size, with flatter bill compared with Black and less deeply forked tail (which can be almost square - ended on moulting or juvenile birds). Note also habitat differences. Adult is strongly glossed with metallic blue-green. Juvenile has brown underparts. and duller and less heavily spangled upperparts. Moist broadleaved forest.

Colour

BlackBlueGreenBrown
Average size
24 cm
Habitat
Moist broadleaved forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Himalayan foothills, NE India, Bangladesh and Eastern and Western Ghats. Small size, with flatter bill compared with Black and less deeply forked tail (which can be almost square - ended on moulting or juvenile birds). Note also habitat differences. Adult is strongly glossed with metallic blue-green. Juvenile has brown underparts. and duller and less heavily spangled upperparts. Moist broadleaved forest.

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Bronzed Drongo is bigger than Afghan Babbler but smaller than Blue-tailed Bee-eater.

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Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

24–24 cm