Mayotte drongo
Dicrurus waldenii Schlegel, 1865
The mayotte drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 50.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the mayotte 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mayotte drongo live?
Not recorded
What is 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.
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Is the mayotte drongo endangered?
The mayotte drongo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the mayotte drongo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae
- genusDicrurus
- SpeciesDicrurus waldenii Schlegel, 1865
Synonyms Buchanga waldeni
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- drongo de l'illa MayotteCatalan
- drongo mayottskýCzech
- drongo MayotteWelsh
- Mayotte-DrongoGerman
- majota drongoEsperanto
- Drongo de la MayotteSpanish
- maore drongoEstonian
- بوجانگای مایوتPersian
- mayottendrongoFinnish
- Drongo de MayotteFrench
- lirastorepi drongoCroatian
- Mayotte-i drongóHungarian
- Drongo di MayotteItalian
- マヨットオウチュウJapanese
- majotinis drongasLithuanian
- dziwogon komorskiPolish
- drongo-de-maiotePortuguese
- Майоттский дронгоRussian
- drongo lužnýSlovak
- Majotski drongoSerbian
- Mayot DrongosuTurkish
- дронго майотськийUkrainian
- 马约特卷尾Chinese
- 馬約特島卷尾Chinese
- 马约特岛卷尾Chinese
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Relatives of the mayotte 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 mayotte drongo?
An adult mayotte drongo weighs 50.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mayotte drongo endangered?
The mayotte drongo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the mayotte drongo?
The mayotte drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) 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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