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    Look up drongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The drongos are a family, Dicruridae, of passerine birds of the Old World tropics. The 28 species in...
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    parasitize drongo nests. Drongo eggs display a diverse array of colors and patterns, which the cuckoos mimic. Experiments indicate that drongos can detect...
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  • Drongos may refer to: The Drongos, a quartet of New Zealanders who performed in New York City Drongo, a family of small passerine birds of the Old World...
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    partial overlap in the insect prey sought by mynas and drongos although in rare instances the drongos may rob prey from mynas. It is said that they imitate...
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    like crossing your fingers. Young drongos lack the highlights and spots and their eyes are dark brown. The spangled drongo displays uninhibited and sometimes...
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    aerial sallies from their perches. They are very similar to the other drongos of the region but are somewhat smaller and compact with differences in...
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    caerulescens is Latin meaning "bluish". The white-bellied drongo is now placed with the other drongos in the genus Dicrurus that was introduced in 1816 by...
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  • Retrieved 4 December 2007. "The Drongos - AudioCulture". audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Rompers, Terry. "Drongos". trouserpress.com. Retrieved...
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    12 November 2021. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Orioles, drongos, fantails". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists'...
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    China, Indonesia, and Brunei. Hair-crested drongos move in small flocks and are very noisy. The "spangled drongo", Dicrurus bracteatus, is native on the...
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    only around 1000 birds. The appearance of this species is typical for drongos, with entirely black plumage, a heavy bill and a red eye. The tail is long...
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    with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats often...
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    that among these, it's most similar to the other Philippine drongos - the Palawan drongo and the Balicassiao. It is differentiated from the other species...
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    is a forest bird as other drongos that can is confined to forest edges, plantations, and wooded gardens. Like most drongos, it feeds on insects from open...
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    bill and a strongly forked tail with upturned tips. Not as vocal as other drongos. Voice includes a grating scold followed by a loud, high-pitched whistle...
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    Ashy Drongo has a somewhat similar shape, but is paler and more slender overall, lacks prominent iridescence, and has red eyes. Like many other drongos, often...
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    The Mayotte drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Mayotte. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
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    in South Africa between 1805 and 1847. It is now placed with the other drongos in the genus Dicrurus that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis...
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    The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae. It is found widely distributed across eastern and Southeast...
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    Sumatran drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It...
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    Retrieved 7 January 2018. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Orioles, drongos & fantails". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists'...
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  • The Moluccan drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) is a species of cuckoo. It is found on Sulawesi, Buton, Obira, Bacan and Halmahera islands in Indonesia...
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    The Sulawesi drongo (Dicrurus montanus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are...
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    Sharpe's drongo (Dicrurus sharpei) is a species of drongo found in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is distributed from southern South Sudan and western Kenya...
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    host to ensure care. It was reported that fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo are brood-parasite on drongos (Dicrurus), forktails (Enicurus), minivets (Pericrocotus)...
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    The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. BirdLife International...
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    The square-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) is a species of cuckoo that resembles a black drongo. It is found along the Himalayas extending east...
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    Surniculus Juvenile fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (S. dicruroides) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves...
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    The paradise drongo or ribbon-tailed drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to New Ireland in the...
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    The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It is black with a bluish-green sheen, a distinctive crest on the...
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