How big is a Sulawesi Drongo?

The Sulawesi Drongo is a medium sized bird weighing about 61 g.

Where can you see a Sulawesi Drongo?

The Sulawesi Drongo is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What does a Sulawesi Drongo sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Sulawesi Drongo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Sulawesi Drongo?

The Sulawesi Drongo is most easily confused with the Wallacean Drongo, the Mayotte Drongo and the Sharpe's Drongo.

Is the Sulawesi Drongo endangered?

The Sulawesi Drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Sulawesi Drongo

Dicrurus montanus

Drongos · Passeriformes · Rare

The Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus) is a rare drongo found only in Indonesia, weighing about 61 g. The Sulawesi drongo is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforest61 g

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 1 — Photo: Cheongweei Gan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 2 — Photo: Roland Godon · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 3 — Photo: Roland Godon · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 4 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 5 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 6 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 7 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 8 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 9 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus), photo 10 — Photo: Coomans de Ruiter L. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Sulawesi Drongo

The Sulawesi drongo is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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What the Sulawesi Drongo sounds like

Recording: Renaldy Mamonto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Sulawesi Drongo look like?: The Sulawesi drongo is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae.
How big is a Sulawesi Drongo?: The Sulawesi Drongo is a medium sized bird weighing about 61 g.
Where can you see a Sulawesi Drongo?: The Sulawesi Drongo is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What does a Sulawesi Drongo sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Sulawesi Drongo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Sulawesi Drongo?: The Sulawesi Drongo is most easily confused with the Wallacean Drongo, the Mayotte Drongo and the Sharpe's Drongo.
Is the Sulawesi Drongo endangered?: The Sulawesi Drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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