#dicrurus

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus), male, family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes, India

photograph by Nainesh Parikh

[best-bird-tournament]

Drongo (Dicruridae) family (genus Dicrurus, round 2)

Which is the best bird?

Greater racket-tailed drongo

Bronzed drongo

Voting ended onNov 7, 2025

This small genus is monotypic in its family.

[hello-birdies]

Dicrurus modestus by Francesco Veronesi

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus), male, family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes, India

photograph by Rajesh Dhungana

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus), male, family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India

photograph by Sourav Samaddar

[herpsandbirds]

Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus), family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes, Thailand

photograph by SomchaiKetkool Suea Highway Oxide

[herpsandbirds]

Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus), family Dicruridae, order Passeriformes, Puttur, Karnataka, India

photograph by Srinivas Naidu

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus), family Dicruridae, Windsor Nature Park, Singapore

photograph by Steven Lee