31:
87:
796:
62:
320:
The
Aldabra drongo feeds primarily on insects and small geckos and lizards. When hunting insects, it will perch on a branch and catch the insects in mid-air. It may feed on the ground, however this behaviour is usually seen by juveniles who are unskilled in mid-air hunting.
324:
It is known for being a highly vocal bird, with a wide variety of calls. These calls appear to server a variety of communication needs, including a musical duet sung between male and female during mating, and an alarm call described as "ti-ti-you caw caw".
442:
Pasquet, Eric; Pons, Jean-Marc; Fuchs, Jérôme; Cruaud, Corinne; Bretagnolle, Vincent (October 2007). "Evolutionary history and biogeography of the drongos (Dicruridae), a tropical Old World clade of corvoid passerines".
483:
Rocamora, Gérard; Yeatman-Berthelot, Dosithée (4 March 2020). Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David; De Juana, Eduardo (eds.). "Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus)".
690:
856:
729:
837:
664:
703:
881:
871:
399:
876:
413:"Descriptions of some new birds collected on the islands of Aldabra and Assumption, northwest of Madagascar, by Dr. W. L. Abbott"
253:
and a red eye. The tail is long and forked. Juvenile birds have a grey back, lighter blotched undersides and a brown eye. Its
708:
830:
861:
734:
42:
86:
886:
823:
581:
554:
30:
602:
516:
181:
366:
651:
594:
563:
51:
496:
81:
308:. On these islands, it is found in wooded areas of dense scrub. It can also be found in coastal
695:
755:
721:
625:
460:
395:
254:
866:
760:
568:
488:
452:
424:
361:
607:
742:
265:
66:
343:
807:
285:
281:
198:
850:
773:
716:
500:
352:
71:
795:
630:
617:
412:
677:
548:
456:
428:
539:
803:
768:
305:
235:
227:
309:
269:
138:
98:
492:
464:
245:
The appearance of this species is typical for drongos, with entirely black
747:
533:
231:
118:
669:
589:
301:
297:
261:
246:
239:
576:
223:
158:
148:
108:
682:
643:
510:
638:
250:
219:
128:
656:
514:
312:
forest and mangroves, where it typically builds it's nests.
284:
in 1893. The closest relative to the Adabra drongo is the
811:
242:. It has a small population of only around 1000 birds.
523:
367:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706943A94098323.en
417:Proceedings of the United States National Museum
478:
476:
474:
831:
8:
390:Skerrett A, Bullock I & Disley T (2001)
838:
824:
511:
386:
384:
280:The Aldabra drongo was first described by
60:
29:
20:
365:
238:, where it occurs only on the island of
334:
857:IUCN Red List near threatened species
445:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
7:
792:
790:
353:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
794:
85:
342:BirdLife International (2016).
1:
882:Taxa named by Robert Ridgway
810:. You can help Knowledge by
872:Endemic fauna of Seychelles
457:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.03.010
429:10.5479/si.00963801.953.597
903:
789:
272:woodland and dense scrub.
187:
180:
82:Scientific classification
80:
58:
49:
37:
28:
23:
411:Ridgway, Robert (1893).
360:: e.T22706943A94098323.
292:Distribution and habitat
877:Birds described in 1893
806:-related article is a
493:10.2173/bow.alddro1.01
296:The Aldabra drongo is
394:. Helm Field Guides
257:is a harsh chuckle.
862:Birds of Seychelles
774:Dicrurus-aldabranus
582:dicrurus-aldabranus
569:Dicrurus_aldabranus
555:Dicrurus aldabranus
525:Dicrurus aldabranus
392:Birds of Seychelles
346:Dicrurus aldabranus
215:Dicrurus aldabranus
191:Dicrurus aldabranus
52:Conservation status
485:Birds of the World
218:) is a species of
173:D. aldabranus
819:
818:
784:
783:
756:Open Tree of Life
517:Taxon identifiers
304:in the southwest
206:
205:
75:
894:
840:
833:
826:
798:
791:
777:
776:
764:
763:
751:
750:
738:
737:
725:
724:
712:
711:
699:
698:
686:
685:
673:
672:
660:
659:
647:
646:
634:
633:
621:
620:
611:
610:
598:
597:
595:0EC8C4711386FC23
585:
584:
572:
571:
559:
558:
557:
544:
543:
542:
512:
505:
504:
480:
469:
468:
439:
433:
432:
423:(953): 597–600.
408:
402:
388:
379:
378:
376:
374:
369:
339:
266:mangrove forests
193:
90:
89:
69:
64:
63:
33:
21:
902:
901:
897:
896:
895:
893:
892:
891:
887:Corvoidea stubs
847:
846:
845:
844:
787:
785:
780:
772:
767:
759:
754:
746:
743:Observation.org
741:
733:
728:
720:
715:
707:
702:
694:
689:
681:
676:
668:
663:
655:
650:
642:
637:
629:
624:
616:
614:
606:
601:
593:
588:
580:
575:
567:
562:
553:
552:
547:
538:
537:
532:
519:
509:
508:
482:
481:
472:
441:
440:
436:
410:
409:
405:
389:
382:
372:
370:
341:
340:
336:
331:
318:
294:
278:
202:
195:
189:
176:
84:
76:
67:Near Threatened
65:
61:
54:
24:Aldabra drongo
17:
16:Species of bird
12:
11:
5:
900:
898:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
849:
848:
843:
842:
835:
828:
820:
817:
816:
799:
782:
781:
779:
778:
765:
752:
739:
726:
713:
700:
687:
674:
661:
648:
635:
622:
612:
599:
586:
573:
560:
545:
529:
527:
521:
520:
515:
507:
506:
470:
451:(1): 158–167.
434:
403:
380:
333:
332:
330:
327:
317:
314:
293:
290:
286:crested drongo
282:Robert Ridgway
277:
274:
210:Aldabra drongo
204:
203:
196:
185:
184:
178:
177:
170:
168:
164:
163:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
78:
77:
59:
56:
55:
50:
47:
46:
39:Aldabra drongo
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
899:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
852:
841:
836:
834:
829:
827:
822:
821:
815:
813:
809:
805:
800:
797:
793:
788:
775:
770:
766:
762:
757:
753:
749:
744:
740:
736:
731:
727:
723:
718:
714:
710:
705:
701:
697:
692:
688:
684:
679:
675:
671:
666:
662:
658:
653:
649:
645:
640:
636:
632:
627:
623:
619:
613:
609:
604:
600:
596:
591:
587:
583:
578:
574:
570:
565:
561:
556:
550:
546:
541:
535:
531:
530:
528:
526:
522:
518:
513:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
479:
477:
475:
471:
466:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
438:
435:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
407:
404:
401:
400:0-7136-3973-3
397:
393:
387:
385:
381:
368:
363:
359:
355:
354:
349:
347:
338:
335:
328:
326:
322:
315:
313:
311:
307:
303:
302:Aldabra atoll
299:
291:
289:
287:
283:
275:
273:
271:
267:
264:are tropical
263:
258:
256:
252:
248:
243:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
216:
211:
200:
194:
192:
186:
183:
182:Binomial name
179:
175:
174:
169:
166:
165:
162:
161:
157:
154:
153:
150:
147:
144:
143:
140:
139:Passeriformes
137:
134:
133:
130:
127:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
113:
110:
107:
104:
103:
100:
97:
94:
93:
88:
83:
79:
73:
68:
57:
53:
48:
45:, Seychelles
44:
43:Outer Islands
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
812:expanding it
801:
786:
524:
484:
448:
444:
437:
420:
416:
406:
391:
371:. Retrieved
357:
351:
345:
337:
323:
319:
295:
279:
260:Its natural
259:
244:
214:
213:
209:
207:
190:
188:
172:
171:
159:
38:
18:
678:iNaturalist
549:Wikispecies
373:12 November
851:Categories
804:Dicruridae
769:Xeno-canto
329:References
306:Seychelles
249:, a heavy
236:Seychelles
228:Dicruridae
149:Dicruridae
501:216268567
316:Behaviour
310:casuarina
270:casuarina
167:Species:
105:Kingdom:
99:Eukaryota
722:22706943
696:10218177
608:22706943
603:BirdLife
540:Q1591792
534:Wikidata
465:17468015
276:Taxonomy
262:habitats
230:. It is
160:Dicrurus
145:Family:
119:Chordata
115:Phylum:
109:Animalia
95:Domain:
72:IUCN 3.1
867:Drongos
670:2493964
644:alddro1
618:alddro1
590:Avibase
300:to the
298:endemic
247:plumage
240:Aldabra
232:endemic
226:family
222:in the
201:, 1893)
199:Ridgway
155:Genus:
135:Order:
125:Class:
70: (
761:489683
735:450166
709:559757
657:917067
577:ARKive
499:
463:
398:
224:drongo
802:This
748:75682
691:IRMNG
639:eBird
631:6D5RN
615:BOW:
497:S2CID
808:stub
730:NCBI
717:IUCN
704:ITIS
683:8281
665:GBIF
461:PMID
396:ISBN
375:2021
358:2016
268:and
255:call
251:bill
220:bird
208:The
129:Aves
652:EoL
626:CoL
564:ADW
489:doi
453:doi
425:doi
362:doi
234:to
41:in
853::
771::
758::
745::
732::
719::
706::
693::
680::
667::
654::
641::
628::
605::
592::
579::
566::
551::
536::
495:.
487:.
473:^
459:.
449:45
447:.
421:16
419:.
415:.
383:^
356:.
350:.
288:.
839:e
832:t
825:v
814:.
503:.
491::
467:.
455::
431:.
427::
377:.
364::
348:"
344:"
212:(
197:(
74:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
