Greater-Racked Tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

Description

This species is characterized by black fur, black beak and feet, while the irises are red. species distributed in Asia, with habitat in lowland forests.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

30 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Dicruridae

GENUS

:

Dicrurus

SPECIES

:

Dicrurus paradiseus

Distribution

Its habitat is in lowland forest areas, up to an altitude limit of 1500 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

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

Habits and Lifestyle

Live in pairs, but sometimes join groups. hunting in open areas.

Lifestyle

In pairs, arboreal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Is an insectivorous bird group, which eats ants, bees, caterpillars, and small lizards.

Diet : Insectivorous

Mating Habits

Nesting season begins in September, lays 3 eggs, brown and gray.

Reproduction session : September

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 eggs

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.