Eastern coastal Australia, from south-eastern Queensland (Calliope Range, south of Rockhampton) southern on Great Dividing Range, also some lowlands to east, to north-eastern New South Wales (south to just north of Newcastle).
 
Eastern Australia from about Gympie, Qld west to the Bunya Range and south to Barrington Tops, NSW.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Voice
A slow, drawn out rasp, lasting three or four seconds, repeated quickly or with several minutes between each call. A 'scraarsh, scraaarsh' or 'yaaarss'. A long, upwards whistle and soft churring in display.
Nest
A shallow bowl of vine-tendrils and dead leaves, lined with fine stems and twigs, and occasionally snake skin, usually in a mass of vines or in foliage near the top of a tall tree in dense scrub, often well hidden.
Eggs (Guide)
Usually 2; lustrous, rich pink-cream, boldly and uniformly marked and striped with chestnut-red, purple-brown and grey; oval; about 36 x 24 mm. Incubation: 15 - 16 days; by female.
Young
Fledge in about 4 weeks.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) which has a long tail and shorter more robust bill, and Victoria's Riflebird (Lophorina victoriae) which has a different range (further north).
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9