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Spangled Drongos feed on insects and can catch them in flight with ease. They can become regular garden birds and will feed on mince and small meat scraps. They are quite acrobatic at catching mince scraps thrown high up in the air - they rarely miss. Photographed on back deck of suburban back yard, Brisbane.
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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The distinctive forked tail can be clearly seen in this photo.
Image by David Midgley - Some rights reserved.
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SPANGLED DRONGO FACTS |
Description
The Spangled Drongo has glossy black plumage with metallic sheen. It has a distinctive long forked tail and red eyes. It is acrobatic in flight and can easily catch insects in the air.
Size
30cm
Habitat
wet forests, woodlands, parks
Food
insects, often caught in flight
Breeding
Nest is a shallow cup of twigs and grasses held together with spider web, built high in a horizontal fork of tree
Range
northern and eastern Australia, also found in New Guinea and Indonesia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Dicruridae | | Genus: | Dicrurus | | Species: | bracteatus | | Common Name: | Spangled Drongo |
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