Drongos
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Black Drongo: The Ventriloquist in the Vicinity
Common across open fields and farmlands in India, this glossy black bird is known for its bold and often cheeky behaviour, mimicry (and trickery), and for chasing away or stealing from much larger birds
Species
The Resonance of Restoration
Scientists are stringing recorders around trees in eastern Madhya Pradesh to listen to bird calls and monitor changes in health of restored dry, deciduous forests after the removal of invasive shrub Lantana camara
Conservation
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: The Master Mimic
The greater racket-tailed drongo can imitate calls of over 40 different species including a variety of birds, frogs and even insects! Wildlife ecologist Samira Agnihotri has been tracking the bird and its shenanigans for most of her adult life. Watch her talk about why the bird mimics so many species and how everyone is bound to fall in love with it.
Video
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: Facts, Calls, Habitat
All you need to know about this large black drongo known for its mimicry
Infographic
Antics and Ambush of the Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo
This pretty bird can be quite the aggressor, and is quick to pounce on and grab at food sourced by other birds
Species