Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Description

This species has a medium-sized body with a dominant color of gray. Long forked tail. Red iris, gray black beak, and black legs.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

29 cm

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Dicruridae

GENUS

:

Dicrurus

SPECIES

:

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Distribution

Its main habitat is open forest areas, which reach an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Afghanistan, China, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and Bali).

Habits and Lifestyle

Live in pairs, perched on open branches or creeping in the open. Catch passing insects. Fly up or down to catch flying prey.

Lifestyle

In a pairs, Arboreal

Biome

Open forest area

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Their prey is small insects, such as ants, bees, flies, grasshoppers.

Diet : Insectivorous

Mating Habits

Breed January-August. Cup-shaped nests intertwined on branched branches about 10 m from ground level. The eggs are whitish brown with spots, 2-3 eggs in number.

Reproduction session : January-August

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

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DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Srigunting Kelabu dalam Wikipedia artikel