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Spangled drongo

Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 75.8 g to 96.5 g and live up to 7.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the spangled drongo

Weight
75.8 g – 96.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9src 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 spangled drongo live?

Not recorded

What is the spangled drongo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) is a bird of the family Dicruridae. It is the only drongo to be found in Australia, where it can be recognised by its black, iridescent plumage and its characteristic forked tail. It feeds on insects and small vertebrates. It has complex and varied calls and is a mimic of the sounds it hears. It arrives in Queensland in late spring and breeds high in an isolated tree, producing three to five young each year.

From the Wikipedia article “Spangled drongo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spangled_drongo&oldid=1382251464), 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 spangled drongo endangered?

The spangled drongo 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. What the categories mean.

How is the spangled drongo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyDicruridae
  6. genusDicrurus
  7. SpeciesDicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843

Synonyms Dicrurus bracteautus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Drongo escatósCatalan
  • drongo de lluentonsCatalan
  • drongo vločkoprsýCzech
  • drongo pefriolWelsh
  • Australsk DrongoDanish
  • GlanzfleckdrongoGerman
  • GlanzfleckendrongoGerman
  • punkta drongoEsperanto
  • Drongo escamosoSpanish
  • kagudrongoEstonian
  • paljettidrongoFinnish
  • Drongo pailletéFrench
  • širokorepi drongoCroatian
  • flitteres drongóHungarian
  • Srigunting lencanaIndonesian
  • Drongo picchiettatoItalian
  • テリオウチュウJapanese
  • plaukuotasis drongasLithuanian
  • GlansvlekdrongoDutch
  • brokadedrongoNorwegian
  • dziwogon włochatyPolish
  • drongo-escamosoPortuguese
  • drongo-de-lantejoulasPortuguese
  • Сверкающий дронгоRussian
  • drongo trblietavýSlovak
  • glitterdrongoSwedish
  • Yıldızlı DrongoTurkish
  • дронго волохатийUkrainian
  • 耀輝卷尾Chinese
  • 蓝点辉卷尾Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spangled drongo

Other species in the same genus Dicrurus.

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 spangled drongo?

An adult spangled drongo weighs 75.8 g – 96.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the spangled drongo endangered?

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

How long does the spangled drongo live?

The spangled drongo has a recorded lifespan of 7.92 years.

What kind of animal is the spangled drongo?

The spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) belongs to the family Dicruridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{spangled_drongo_2026,
  title = {Spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spangled-drongo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}