- Dicrurus paradiseus
Identification
Outer tail feather shaft and recquets 30cm or more.Black plumage with blue-black gloss.Tail forked slightly with outer tail feather shafts ending in spoon-shaped raquets..some times worn or missing.Short crest on forehead.Size-32cm.
Distribution
Indian subcontinent,south of China thro S.E.A to Greater Sunda.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forest ,the forest edges.plantations,wooded gardens.
Behaviour
Found usually in the middle storey. Like most drongos, hawks after insects from open perches. A superb mimic of the calls of other birds but always has a metallic sound. If territorial, is aggressive and will mob intruders, even large raptors and hornbills.
