How big is a Sumatran Drongo?

The Sumatran Drongo is a small sized bird weighing about 50 g.

Where can you see a Sumatran Drongo?

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

What birds look similar to a Sumatran Drongo?

The Sumatran Drongo is most easily confused with the Grande Comore Drongo, the Tablas Drongo and the Aldabra Drongo.

Sumatran Drongo

Dicrurus sumatranus

The Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus) is a legendary drongo found only in Indonesia, weighing about 50 g. The Sumatran drongo is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.

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Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 1 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 2 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 3 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 4 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 5 — Photo: Subir B. Shakya · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 6 — Photo: De Bussy L.P. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sumatran Drongo (Dicrurus sumatranus), photo 7 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Sumatran Drongo

The Sumatran drongo is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: January, March, October, with peak activity in January. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Sumatran Drongo look like?: The Sumatran drongo is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.
How big is a Sumatran Drongo?: The Sumatran Drongo is a small sized bird weighing about 50 g.
Where can you see a Sumatran Drongo?: The Sumatran Drongo is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Sumatran Drongo?: The Sumatran Drongo is most easily confused with the Grande Comore Drongo, the Tablas Drongo and the Aldabra Drongo.

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