Shining drongo
Dicrurus atripennis Swainson, 1837
The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 38 g to 40.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the shining drongo
- Weight
- 38 g – 40.5 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the shining drongo live?
Not recorded
What is the shining drongo?
The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae.
It is native to the African tropical rainforest.
From the Wikipedia article “Shining drongo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shining_drongo&oldid=1348180767), 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 shining drongo endangered?
The shining drongo 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 shining drongo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae
- genusDicrurus
- SpeciesDicrurus atripennis Swainson, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- SHDREnglish
- drongo selvàticCatalan
- drongo lesklýCzech
- Drongo GloywWelsh
- GlansdrongoDanish
- GlanzdrongoGerman
- brila drongoEsperanto
- Drongo selváticoSpanish
- metsdrongoEstonian
- kiiltopikkudrongoFinnish
- pikkusieppodrongoFinnish
- Drongo de forêtFrench
- blistavi drongoCroatian
- fényes drongóHungarian
- Drongo splendenteItalian
- テリハオウチュウJapanese
- blizgusis drongasLithuanian
- StaalglansdrongoDutch
- dziwogon lśniącyPolish
- drongo-selváticoPortuguese
- drongo-resplandecentePortuguese
- Блестящий дронгоRussian
- drongo blyšťavýSlovak
- Sjajni drongoSerbian
- Işıltılı DrongoTurkish
- дронго західнийUkrainian
- 輝卷尾Chinese
- 辉卷尾Chinese
Relatives of the shining 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
CompareShining drongo vs Black drongoShining drongo vs Greater racket-tailed drongoShining drongo vs Ashy drongoShining drongo vs Bronzed drongo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the shining drongo?
An adult shining drongo weighs 38 g – 40.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the shining drongo endangered?
The shining drongo 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 shining drongo?
The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) 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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