Wallacean drongo
Dicrurus densus (Bonaparte, 1850)
The wallacean drongo (Dicrurus densus) is a species in the family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 75.8 g to 81 g and live up to 7.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the wallacean drongo
- Weight
- 75.8 g – 81 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
- 3.6src 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 wallacean drongo live?
Not recorded
What is the wallacean drongo?
The Wallacean drongo or Greater Wallacean drongo (Dicrurus densus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It can be found in the countries of Indonesia and East Timor. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Is the wallacean drongo endangered?
The wallacean 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 wallacean drongo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyDicruridae
- genusDicrurus
- SpeciesDicrurus densus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms Dicrourus densus, Dicrurus hottentottus densus
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- drongo de les SondaCatalan
- drongo sundskýCzech
- drongo WallaceWelsh
- TimordrongoDanish
- WallacedrongoGerman
- sunda drongoEsperanto
- Drongo de WallaceaSpanish
- väikesunda drongoEstonian
- sundandrongoFinnish
- Drongo de la SondeFrench
- malosundski drongoCroatian
- Wallace-drongóHungarian
- Drongo della SondaItalian
- Drongo di WallaceaItalian
- ウォーレスオウチュウJapanese
- sodriabalsis drongasLithuanian
- WallaceadrongoDutch
- Wallace' DrongoDutch
- dziwogon melodyjnyPolish
- drongo-da-wallaceaPortuguese
- drongo-da-wallaceiaPortuguese
- Зондский дронгоRussian
- Valasov drongoSerbian
- Wallace Çizgisi DrongosuTurkish
- дронго середнійUkrainian
- 华莱士卷尾Chinese
- 華勒西亞卷尾Chinese
- 華萊士卷尾Chinese
Relatives of the wallacean 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
CompareWallacean drongo vs Black drongoWallacean drongo vs Greater racket-tailed drongoWallacean drongo vs Ashy drongoWallacean drongo vs Bronzed drongo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wallacean drongo?
An adult wallacean drongo weighs 75.8 g – 81 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the wallacean drongo endangered?
The wallacean drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the wallacean drongo live?
The wallacean drongo has a recorded lifespan of 7.92 years.
What kind of animal is the wallacean drongo?
The wallacean drongo (Dicrurus densus) 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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