---
title: "Ashy Drongo"
description: "Dicrurus leucophaeus — Uccelli. The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ashy-drongo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ashy Drongo

> Dicrurus leucophaeus — Uccelli. The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.

- Scientific name: *Dicrurus leucophaeus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 7554
- Wikidata: [Q283608](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283608)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8264](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8264)

## Names

- en: Ashy Drongo
- de: Graudrongo
- es: Drongo cenizo
- fr: Drongo cendré
- nl: Grijze drongo
- pl: Dziwogon popielaty

## Countries with the most observations

TH (1837), IN (1790), VN (563), CN (522), MY (446), ID (289), HK (276), KH (179), NP (155), PH (53), TW (51), BT (47)

## Summary

The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae. It is found widely distributed across eastern and Southeast Asia, with several populations that vary in the shade of grey, migration patterns and in the size or presence of white patches around the eye.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy_drongo

## Photo

![Ashy Drongo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ashy-drongo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73595420

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ashy-drongo?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).