Bronzed Drongo
A species of Drongos Scientific name : Dicrurus aeneus Genus : Drongos
Bronzed Drongo, A species of Drongos
Botanical name: Dicrurus aeneus
Genus: Drongos
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Description General Info
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Description
This drongo is somewhat smaller than the black drongo and has more metallic gloss with a spangled appearance on the head, neck and breast. The lores are velvety and the ear coverts are duller. The tail is slender and well forked with the outer tail feathers flaring outward slightly. Immatures have their axillaries tipped in white. The young bird is duller and brownish with less spangling. The nominate race is found in India and extending until the northern part of the Malay Peninsula. Specimens from southern India are however very similar in morphometrics to those from malayensis of Burma and the size variation may be clinal. The subspecies from China kwangsiensis is treated as synonymous with aeneus. Subspecies malayensis is found from Selangor south into, Sumatra and Borneo. Taiwan is home to braunianus in the mountains of the interior. 
Size
24 cm
Colors
Black
Green
Blue
Purple
Feeding Habits
Bronzed Drongo predominantly consumes flying insects, employing aerial sallies from perches to catch prey beneath forest canopies. This species showcases agile hunting adaptations specific to its dense woodland habitat.
Habitat
Bronzed Drongo primarily inhabit a range of forested environments, including broadleaf evergreen, moist-deciduous forests, and mixed bamboo-jungle. They are adapted to diverse wooded landscapes from secondary growth and forest edges to tea, coffee, and rubber plantations. While preferring forests, bronzed Drongo occasionally ventures into adjacent cultivated areas like fruit gardens. They are found in various altitudes, generally from foothills to mountainous regions up to 2000 meters, occasionally extending to 2100 meters in some areas. They tend to avoid the deepest, wettest forests and are more confined to primary forests in regions like Borneo.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Behavior
They are found singly or in a group of two to three. They actively forage for insects under the forest canopy by making aerial sallies, often returning to their favourite perches. They sometimes join mixed-species foraging flocks. They are very good in mimicking calls of many other bird species which is a trait shared with many Drongo species. The breeding season is February to July. Three or four pinkish to brownish eggs are laid in a cup nest in a tree. The eggs are darker on the broad end and often have cloudy spots. The nest is covered in cobwebs and often appears whitish. These are aggressive and fearless birds, 24 cm in length, and will attack much larger species if their nest or young are threatened.
Distribution Area
The bronzed drongo is found in the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of India and the lower Himalayas from western Uttaranchal eastwards into Indochina and Hainan, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and northern Borneo. This species is usually found in moist broadleaved forest. This species is exclusively found in forested areas.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Drongos Genus
Drongos Species
Bronzed Drongo 
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