Crow-billed Drongo

Dicrurus annectens (Hodgson, 1836)

≈25 cmLength44 gWeight

It is jet-black overall, with a stout bill and a shallowly forked tail.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Bill stout
Tail shallowly forked
Jet-black overall

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia

Crow-billed Drongo has been recorded at 290 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Man Nai IslandThailand509 records
Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore185 records
Khao Pra – Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary / Khao Nor Chu ChiThailand167 records

More places

Rabindra SarovarIndia149 records
Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia144 records
Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore108 records
Taman Botani Negara Shah AlamMalaysia102 records
Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore99 records
Sri Phang-nga NPThailand94 records
BidadariSingapore84 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand Singapore Malaysia India Nepal China Vietnam Cambodia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is native to moist tropical forests of southeastern Asia where its range extends from India to the Philippines and Indonesia. It is a completely black bird with a shallowly forked tail and is similar in appearance to the black drongo.

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Questions

How big is the Crow-billed Drongo?

The Crow-billed Drongo is about ≈25 cm long and weighs around 44 g.

Where does the Crow-billed Drongo live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas from northwestern India to southern China and Vietnam. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.