Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus)
About the Crested Drongo
The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It is black with a bluish-green sheen, a distinctive crest on the forehead and a forked tail. There are two subspecies; D. f. forficatus is endemic to Madagascar and D. f. potior, which is larger, is found on the Comoro Islands. Its habitat is lowland forests, both dry and humid, and open savannah country. It is a common bird and the IUCN has listed it as "least concern".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 53 recordings for this species: 32 CC BY-NC-SA · 21 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Madagascar in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusrecording
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusrecording
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneusrecording
- Common Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiirecording
- Fanti DrongoDicrurus atactusrecording
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.