Wildlifeof Vietnam
Bronzed Drongo
Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes
Photo: Ashwin (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0
Dicrurus aeneus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Insects caught in aerial sallies under the forest canopy
Habitat
Forests of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia; cup nest in a tree covered in cobwebs
Clutch size
3–4 pinkish to brownish eggs
Size
24cm
The bronzed drongo is a small drongo, 24cm long, somewhat smaller than the black drongo and with more metallic gloss, spangled on the head, neck and breast. The tail is slender and well forked with the outer feathers flaring slightly. It is aggressive and fearless and will attack much larger birds if its nest or young are threatened (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is resident in the forests of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, found singly or in groups of two or three, foraging for insects under the canopy by aerial sallies from favourite perches, and sometimes joining mixed-species flocks. It mimics the calls of many other birds. The breeding season is February to July, with a cobweb-covered, often whitish cup nest and three or four eggs.
Quick answers
- What does the Bronzed Drongo eat?
- Insects caught in aerial sallies under the forest canopy
- What habitat does the Bronzed Drongo live in?
- Forests of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia; cup nest in a tree covered in cobwebs
- How many eggs does the Bronzed Drongo lay?
- 3–4 pinkish to brownish eggs
- How big is the Bronzed Drongo?
- 24cm