Fork-tailed Drongo

The fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), also called the common drongo or African drongo, is a small bird found from the Sahel to South Africa that lives in wooded habitats, particularly woodlands and savannas. It is part of the family Dicruridae and has four recognized subspecies, D. a adsimilis, D. a. apivorus, D. a. fugax and D. a. jubaensis. Like other drongos, the fork-tailed is mostly insectivorous; its diet mainly consists of butterflies, termites, and grasshoppers.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Fork-tailed Drongo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Dicrurus macrocercus
• Melaenornis pammelaina
• Dicrurus ludwigii
• Dicrurus forficatus
• Dicrurus annectens
• Surniculus dicruroides

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Dicruridae

Genus

Dicrurus

Species

Dicrurus adsimilis

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