Bronzed drongo vs Shining drongo
The shining drongo is heavier: 38.9 g against 26 g for the bronzed drongo, about 50% more.
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Swainson, 1837 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a bronzed drongo and a shining drongo?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The shining drongo is heavier: 38.9 g against 26 g for the bronzed drongo, about 50% more.
- Both belong to the genus Dicrurus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Bronzed drongo | Shining drongo | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Dicrurus aeneus | Dicrurus atripennis |
| Family | Dicruridae | Dicruridae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 25.9 g – 27 g | 38 g – 40.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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