drongo - Species of Dicruriniae, Trivia

A bird native to the Old World tropics; plumage usually glossy black; long forked tail; inhabits woodland; eats mainly insects; fearless in chasing other birds, including hawks. (Family: Dicruridae, 20 species.)

iDrongo
Spangled Drongo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae Subfamily: Dicrurinae
Genera
Chaetorhynchus Dicrurus

The drongos are a subfamily of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics.

Species of Dicruriniae

Papuan Drongo, Chaetorhynchus papuensis, (Lower risk (lc)) Square-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus ludwigii Shining Drongo, Dicrurus atripennis, (Lower risk (lc)) Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis Príncipe Drongo, Dicrurus modestus (Lower risk (nt)) Aldabra Drongo, Dicrurus aldabranus, (Lower risk (nt)) Comoro Drongo, Dicrurus fuscipennis, (Endangered) Crested Drongo, Dicrurus forficatus, (Lower risk (lc)) Mayotte Drongo, Dicrurus waldenii, (Endangered) Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo, Dicrurus caerulescens Crow-billed Drongo, Dicrurus annectans, (Lower risk (lc)) Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus remifer, (Lower risk (lc)) Hair-crested Drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus, (Lower risk (lc)) Balicassiao, Dicrurus balicassius, (Lower risk (lc)) Sulawesi Drongo, Dicrurus montanus, (Lower risk (lc)) Sumatran Drongo, Dicrurus sumatranus, (Lower risk (nt)) Wallacean Drongo, Dicrurus densus, (Lower risk (lc)) Ribbon-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus megarhynchus, (Lower risk (lc)) Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus, (Lower risk (lc)) Andaman Drongo, Dicrurus andamanensis, (Lower risk (lc)) Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Trivia

In Australian slang, the word drongo is a synonym for a total loser or idiot.