Grand Comore drongo
Dicrurus fuscipennis (Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1887)
The grand comore drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 50.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the grand comore drongo
- Weight
- 50.5 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
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grand comore drongo live?
Not recorded
What is the grand comore drongo?
The Grand Comore drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Comoros.
The bird is glossy black with some matte brown contrasts and a forked tail. It is approximately 24 centimetres (9.4 in) long and has a black bill and legs. It feeds on fruit and large insects such as cockroaches, grasshoppers, beetles and mantes.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, pastureland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the grand comore drongo endangered?
The grand comore drongo is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the grand comore drongo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae
- genusDicrurus
- SpeciesDicrurus fuscipennis (Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1887)
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Comoro drongoEnglish
- Comoro drongoEnglish
- Grand Comoro drongoEnglish
- Grand Comoro drongoEnglish
- Grand Comoro drongoEnglish
- Grande Comore drongoEnglish
- Drongo KomorezBreton
- drongo de l'illa Grande ComoreCatalan
- drongo hnědokřídlýCzech
- drongo ComoroWelsh
- ComorerdrongoDanish
- BraunschwingendrongoGerman
- grandkomora drongoEsperanto
- Drongo de Gran ComoraSpanish
- Drongo de la Gran ComoraSpanish
- komoori drongoEstonian
- بوجانگای بزرگ قمرPersian
- komoriendrongoFinnish
- Drongo de Grand ComoreFrench
- Drongo de Grande ComoreFrench
- komorski drongoCroatian
- barnaszárnyú drongóHungarian
- Drongo delle ComoreItalian
- Drongo di Grand ComoroItalian
- Drongo di Grande ComoreItalian
- コモロオウチュウJapanese
- komorinis drongasLithuanian
- ComorendrongoDutch
- komordrongoNorwegian
- dziwogon brązowoskrzydłyPolish
- drongo-das-comoresPortuguese
- drongo-da-grande-comorePortuguese
- Коморский дронгоRussian
- drongo vulkánovýSlovak
- Drongo sa KomoraSerbian
- karthaladrongoSwedish
- Komor DrongosuTurkish
- дронго коморськийUkrainian
- 科摩罗卷尾Chinese
- 大科摩羅島卷尾Chinese
Relatives of the grand comore drongo
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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grand comore drongo?
An adult grand comore drongo weighs 50.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grand comore drongo endangered?
The grand comore drongo is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the grand comore drongo?
The grand comore drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis) 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.
- 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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