Balicassiao
Dicrurus balicassius (Linnaeus, 1766)
The balicassiao (Dicrurus balicassius) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 71.3 g to 72.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the balicassiao
- Weight
- 72.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the balicassiao
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Where does the balicassiao live?
Not recorded
What is the balicassiao?
The balicassiao (Dicrurus balicassius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.
It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.
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Is the balicassiao endangered?
The balicassiao is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the balicassiao classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae
- genusDicrurus
- SpeciesDicrurus balicassius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Corvus balicassius
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- drongo balicassiaoCatalan
- uwak-uwakCebuano
- drongo filipínskýCzech
- FilippinerdrongoDanish
- PhilippinendrongoGerman
- Philippinen-DrongoGerman
- luzona drongoEsperanto
- filipiini drongoEstonian
- بوجانگای فیلیپینیPersian
- filippiiniendrongoFinnish
- filipinski drongoCroatian
- fülöp-szigeteki drongóHungarian
- Drongo balicassioItalian
- ヤハズカンムリオウチュウJapanese
- filipininis drongasLithuanian
- Filipijnse DrongoDutch
- Filippijnse DrongoDutch
- luzondrongoNorwegian
- dziwogon pluszogłowyPolish
- drongo-filipinoPortuguese
- drongo-balicassiauPortuguese
- Филиппинский дронгоRussian
- drongo balikasioSlovak
- filippindrongoSwedish
- filippinsk drongoSwedish
- BalikasyawFilipino
- Filipin DrongosuTurkish
- дронго філіпінськийUkrainian
- 白肋卷尾Chinese
- 白胁卷尾Chinese
- 白脅卷尾Chinese
- 白脇卷尾Chinese
Relatives of the balicassiao
Other species in the same genus Dicrurus.
Black drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Greater racket-tailed drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Ashy drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Bronzed drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Fork-tailed drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Andaman drongo
Dicrurus andamanensis
CompareBalicassiao vs Black drongoBalicassiao vs Greater racket-tailed drongoBalicassiao vs Ashy drongoBalicassiao vs Bronzed drongo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the balicassiao?
An adult balicassiao weighs 72.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the balicassiao endangered?
The balicassiao is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the balicassiao?
The balicassiao (Dicrurus balicassius) belongs to the family Dicruridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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