Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii)
About the Mayotte Drongo
The Mayotte drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Mayotte. The Mayotte drongo is a black bird with red eyes. It feeds on insects, and nests from September to February. The species is threatened by habitat loss. Its natural habitats are the margins of evergreen forests, secondary forests, thickets, and plantations. It is also present in coastal mangroves and woodlands. The species prefers high altitude habitats. The Mayotte drongo is a glossy-black bird, with a long forked tail, and red eyes. The drongo feeds on insects, including cicadas. It may also feed on small vertebrates. The Mayotte drongo perches in the open, and swoops to catch insects in flight. Its song, which is often a duet, is a sequence of whistles, creaks, and rasps.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 France 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.