Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Photo: breaklessbiker · Pixabay · Pixabay Content License (licence)
Call and song
Recording 1 · adult, call, sex uncertain
Recording 2
Recording 3
About the Black Drongo
An adaptable songbird of open areas such as farmland, forest edge, meadows, wetlands, and fields and a common sight as a familiar dark silhouette perched on wires, fences, or snags. Black plumage flashes blue and green iridescence in favorable light, though much less so than in Hair-crested or Bronzed Drongo. A pugnacious species, frequently chasing away larger birds with repeated dives and harsh chattering calls. A skilled mimic of other species, and a strong songster in general, delivering a wide range of pleasant fluty calls, harsh chattering, nasal notes, and high sharp whistles.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 32 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.