Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a bird with complete black feathers. Its tail feathers are forked. It is a very voracious eater of insects; hence a beneficial bird for farmers. These birds are aerial acrobats. Quite often they do these acrobatics to catch the insects mid-air. Can be seen perching on overhead telephone/electric wires or on bare tree tops. This enables them to spy the insects on the ground or flying about.
They are very aggressive birds. They attack any other predatory birds approaching their territory. Because of this, many other smaller birds find nesting site near Drongo’s nesting territory. Due to its aggressive behavior, which gives safety to many other birds, its name in Marathi is कोतवाल (police). It has also earned a name ‘King Crow’. This bird is native to India, Sri Lanka and some other countries in Asia.
They are very aggressive birds. They attack any other predatory birds approaching their territory. Because of this, many other smaller birds find nesting site near Drongo’s nesting territory. Due to its aggressive behavior, which gives safety to many other birds, its name in Marathi is कोतवाल (police). It has also earned a name ‘King Crow’. This bird is native to India, Sri Lanka and some other countries in Asia.
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