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Drongo fantail

Chaetorhynchus papuensis A. B. Meyer, 1874

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.4 g to 41.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis)
Photo: Daniel Levitis · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the drongo fantail

Weight
33.4 g – 41.3 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

Where does the drongo fantail live?

Not recorded

What is the drongo fantail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis), also known as the pygmy drongo, is a species of passerine bird endemic to the island of New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Chaetorhynchus. The species was long placed within the drongo family Dicruridae, but it differs from others in that family in having twelve rectrices instead of ten. Molecular analysis also supports moving the species out from the drongo family, instead placing it as a sister species to the silktail of Fiji, and both those species in the fantail family Rhipiduridae.

From the Wikipedia article “Drongo fantail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drongo_fantail&oldid=1380441877), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the drongo fantail endangered?

The drongo fantail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the drongo fantail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicruridae
  6. genusChaetorhynchus
  7. SpeciesChaetorhynchus papuensis A. B. Meyer, 1874

Synonyms Monarcha divaga

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Drongo silktailEnglish
  • Papuan silktailEnglish
  • Pygmy drongoEnglish
  • Pygmy drongoEnglish
  • Pygmy drongoEnglish
  • Pygmy drongo-fantailEnglish
  • Drongo korrBreton
  • drongo pigmeuCatalan
  • drongo papuánskýCzech
  • drongo mynyddWelsh
  • DværgdrongoDanish
  • DrongofächerschwanzGerman
  • RundschwanzdrongoGerman
  • drongo-ripiduroEsperanto
  • Drongo papúSpanish
  • Abanico-Drongo PapúSpanish
  • بوجانگایی کوتولهPersian
  • papuandrongoFinnish
  • Drongo papouFrench
  • Chétorhynche papouFrench
  • Chétorhynque papouFrench
  • blistava lepezašicaCroatian
  • kerekfarkú drongóHungarian
  • Srigunting kerdilIndonesian
  • Drongo papuaItalian
  • Drongo pigmeoItalian
  • パプアオウチュウJapanese
  • papuasinis drongasLithuanian
  • BergdrongoDutch
  • børstenebbNorwegian
  • PapuadrongoNorwegian
  • dziwogończykPolish
  • abanico-da-papuaPortuguese
  • rabo-de-leque-drongoPortuguese
  • Папуанский дронгоRussian
  • Бирюзовый веерохвостRussian
  • kuru okrúhlochvostýSlovak
  • papuasilkesstjärtSwedish
  • drongosolfjäderstjärtSwedish
  • Drongo KatmerkuyruğuTurkish
  • дронго папуанськийUkrainian
  • віялохвістка дронговаUkrainian
  • 侏卷尾Chinese
  • 须嘴扇尾鹟Chinese

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Relatives of the drongo fantail

Other species in the same family Dicruridae.

LC, Least Concern
Ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)

Ashy drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Dicruridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the drongo fantail?

An adult drongo fantail weighs 33.4 g – 41.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the drongo fantail endangered?

The drongo fantail 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 drongo fantail?

The drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis) belongs to the family Dicruridae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/drongo-fantail

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BibTeX
@misc{drongo_fantail_2026,
  title = {Drongo fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/drongo-fantail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}