Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer)
About the Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
The lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is near the edge or inside of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The drongo is about 25–27.5 cm long, excluding outermost tail feathers (c. 30–40 cm to end of tail); average weight of males is between 39–49 grams while females are between 35.5–44 grams. Its feathers are black with a bluish metallic gloss. The ends of its tail have long shafts more than 50 centimetres (20 in).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 91 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 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.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia 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.