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Square-tailed Drongo Square-tailed Drongo <br />
Dicrurus ludwigii -<br />
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Square-tailed Drongo

Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii -

Drongo de Ludwig

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  1. Nice one! The drongo in Madagascar can mimic many other bird calls, do you know if this is common across all species of drongo? Posted 9 years ago
    1. I think so... What I have seen is the Drongo using some specific alarm calls for some species in way to steal their food... Posted 9 years ago
      1. That would exactly be a drongo kind of behavior :) Posted 9 years ago

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The square-tailed drongo is a drongo named after Baron von Ludwig. The drongos are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers.

The square-tailed drongo is a common resident breeder in much of Africa south of the Sahara. These insect-eating birds are usually found in forests or.. more

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Uploaded Apr 22, 2016. Captured Apr 22, 2016 12:54 in Unnamed Road, Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO1250
  • 560mm