Paradise drongo
Dicrurus megarhynchus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
The paradise drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 129.8 g to 130 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the paradise drongo
- Weight
- 130 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the paradise drongo live?
Not recorded
What is the paradise drongo?
The paradise drongo or ribbon-tailed drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. With a total length of 51 to 63 cm (20 to 25 in) and body mass of 130 g (4.6 oz), this may be the largest species of drongo.
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Is the paradise drongo endangered?
The paradise drongo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the paradise drongo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae
- genusDicrurus
- SpeciesDicrurus megarhynchus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Synonyms Edolius megarhynchus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Ribbon-tailed drongoEnglish
- Ribbon-tailed drongoEnglish
- drongo de Nova IrlandaCatalan
- drongo novoirskýCzech
- drongo Iwerddon NewyddWelsh
- New Ireland-drongoDanish
- BandschwanzdrongoGerman
- NeumecklenburgdrongoGerman
- novirlanda drongoEsperanto
- Drongo de Nueva IrlandaSpanish
- käärsaba-drongoEstonian
- بوجانگای بهشتPersian
- uudenirlannindrongoFinnish
- Drongo de Nouvelle-IrlandeFrench
- bizmarkski drongoCroatian
- szalagfarkú drongóHungarian
- Drongo festonatoItalian
- フキナガシオウチュウJapanese
- lyrauodegis drongasLithuanian
- BismarckdrongoDutch
- serpentindrongoNorwegian
- dziwogon pręgosternyPolish
- dziwogon wstęgosternyPolish
- drongo-do-paraísoPortuguese
- Лентохвостый дронгоRussian
- Длиннохвостый дронгоRussian
- drongo ozdobnýSlovak
- Kurdela Kuyruklu DrongoTurkish
- дронго новоірландськийUkrainian
- 绶带卷尾Chinese
- 新愛爾蘭島飾尾卷尾Chinese
Relatives of the paradise 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 paradise drongo?
An adult paradise drongo weighs 130 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the paradise drongo endangered?
The paradise drongo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the paradise drongo?
The paradise drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus) 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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