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title: "Koningsdrongo"
description: "Dicrurus macrocercus — Vogels. The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-drongo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Koningsdrongo

> Dicrurus macrocercus — Vogels. The  black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae.

- Scientific name: *Dicrurus macrocercus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 24307
- Wikidata: [Q46435](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46435)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8277](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8277)

## Names

- en: Black Drongo
- de: Königsdrongo
- es: Drongo real
- fr: Drongo royal
- nl: Koningsdrongo
- pt: Drongo-real
- pl: Dziwogon czarny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (9113), TW (7366), TH (1240), CN (851), HK (672), NP (224), BD (200), VN (143), PK (99), KH (84), MM (72), ID (60)

## Summary

The  black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southern China and Indonesia and accidental visitor of Japan. It is an all black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm (11 in) in length. It feeds on insects, and is common in open agricultural areas and light forest throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines. 
The species is known for its aggressive…

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

## Photo

![Koningsdrongo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-drongo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harsha Chandu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264077757

## Machine access

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