genus
Dicrurus
Dicrurus is a genus in the family Dicruridae. This database currently files 25 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 25
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 96%
- Weight range
- 26 g – 130 g
Best-known members of Dicrurus
Ranked by popularity score.
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
White-bellied drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Crested drongo
Dicrurus forficatus
How threatened is Dicrurus?
24 of 25 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 2 | 8% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 4% |
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 8% |
| LCLeast Concern | 19 | 79% |
All species in Dicrurus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 48.3 g | Not recorded |
| Greater racket-tailed drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 85.8 g | Not recorded |
| Ashy drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 37.6 g | Not recorded |
| Bronzed drongo | Dicrurus aeneus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 26 g | Not recorded |
| Fork-tailed drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 40.3 g | Not recorded |
| Andaman drongo | Dicrurus andamanensis | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 50.5 g | Not recorded |
| White-bellied drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 40 g | Not recorded |
| Crested drongo | Dicrurus forficatus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 47.1 g | Not recorded |
| Hair-crested drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 79.2 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser racket-tailed drongo | Dicrurus remifer | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 43.1 g | Not recorded |
| Sulawesi drongo | Dicrurus montanus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 61 g | Not recorded |
| Mayotte drongo | Dicrurus waldenii | Dicruridae | Vulnerable | 50.5 g | Not recorded |
| Aldabra drongo | Dicrurus aldabranus | Dicruridae | Near Threatened | 48.4 g | Not recorded |
| Balicassiao | Dicrurus balicassius | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 72.3 g | Not recorded |
| Spangled drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 85.5 g | Not recorded |
| Square-tailed drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 29.4 g | Not recorded |
| Shining drongo | Dicrurus atripennis | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 38.9 g | Not recorded |
| Wallacean drongo | Dicrurus densus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 79.2 g | Not recorded |
| Sumatran drongo | Dicrurus sumatranus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 79.2 g | Not recorded |
| Grand Comore drongo | Dicrurus fuscipennis | Dicruridae | Endangered | 50.5 g | Not recorded |
| Paradise drongo | Dicrurus megarhynchus | Dicruridae | Near Threatened | 130 g | Not recorded |
| Sri Lanka drongo | Dicrurus lophorinus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 70 g | Not recorded |
| Velvet-mantled drongo | Dicrurus modestus | Dicruridae | Least Concern | 45.6 g | Not recorded |
| Tablas drongo | Dicrurus menagei | Dicruridae | Endangered | 79.2 g | Not recorded |
| Crow-billed drongo | Dicrurus annectans | Dicruridae | Not recorded | 44 g | Not recorded |