Bronze drongo
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The bronze drongo ( Dicrurus aeneus , Syn. Chaptia aenea ) is a species of bird from the Drongos family .
It occurs on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia .
The distribution area includes various wooded habitats , preferably tropical deciduous forests , gladly clearings and forest edges in summer up to 2000, in winter up to 1200 m.
description
The bronze drongo is 22 to 24 cm tall and weighs between 22 and 30 g. He is a small forest dweller with black, bronze green and blue shiny plumage . The tail is flat and forked, the broad, flattened beak is reminiscent of a flycatcher . The reins, ear covers and throat are black, the feathers on the crown, neck and upper chest are elongated. The iris is brown.
voice
The male's call is described as loud and intrusive during the breeding season. It has a wide repertoire of whistles and is a very good impersonator. It should also call in the moonlight.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- There. aeneus Vieillot , 1817, nominate form - Indian subcontinent (Himalayan foothills from Uttarakhand , via Bangladesh to the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats south of the Tapti ), Southeast Asia and South China ( Xizang , Yunnan , Guangxi , Hainan )
- There. braunianus ( Swinhoe , 1863) - Taiwan
- There. malayensis ( Blyth , 1846) - Malaysia , Sumatra, and Borneo
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects including the bifurca , hymenoptera and butterflies . It hunts in the treetops, but also consumes nectar .
The breeding season is between March and June, as early as February in Kerala . The nest built by both parent birds is a flat bowl, typical of a drong, at the end of a horizontal branch. Usually 3 or 4 pale beige-pink eggs with reddish or purple speckles are laid. The sexes share the breeding business.
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Bronzedrongo , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ A b c S. Ali: The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford university Press, 13th ed. 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-566523-9
- ^ R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ↑ Orioles, drongos, fantails
- ↑ Redlist
