Crested Drongo
A species of Drongos Scientific name : Dicrurus forficatus Genus : Drongos
Crested Drongo, A species of Drongos
Botanical name: Dicrurus forficatus
Genus: Drongos
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Description General Info
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Description
The adult male and female are almost entirely black, with a blue-green sheen. The distinctive crest consists of elongated feathers on the forehead. The forked tail is also distinctive of the adult birds. D. f. potior is larger and has broader tail feathers. 
Size
31 cm
Feeding Habits
Crested Drongo primarily consumes invertebrates and fruits, including spiders, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, wasps, cicadas, dragonflies, and occasionally small vertebrates like chameleons. Crested Drongo displays versatile foraging techniques, such as aerial sallies from perches and piecemeal feeding. It often hunts in middle-to-upper canopies, both solo and in mixed-species flocks, adapting its hunting methods within groups to target different prey like ground-dwelling arthropods and air-borne insects.
Habitat
Crested Drongo is commonly located in a range of wooded habitats including primary and secondary forests, from riverine and humid areas to dry and spiny forests, and degraded woodlands. It thrives in altitudes up to 1875m on Madagascar, while in the highlands above 1000m, it is mostly confined to natural forests. Additionally, crested Drongo inhabits plantations such as pine, eucalypts, and sisal, as well as orchards, agricultural areas with sparse trees, and urban gardens. This species favors forest edges and clearings, often perching on man-made structures, and rarely undertakes long-distance flights. On the Comoros, similar environs are occupied, including cultivated zones with sizeable trees and coconut plantations.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The nominated race is endemic to Madagascar, and found throughout the island, and some of the larger inshore islands including Nosy-Bé. The Dicrurus forficatus potior subspecies on only found on the Comoro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and dry savanna, typically below 1,000 meters.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Drongos Genus
Drongos Species
Crested Drongo 
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