Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii)

Family
Dicruridae (Drongos)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Schlegel, 1866

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, mangroves, plantations. From sea-level - 200 m.

Range (Guide)

Mayotte (B) (NB).

Mayotte (France) in the Comoro islands.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 5,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Deforestation for cultivation and timber is probably the greatest threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insectivorous, with cicadas making up almost half of its diet. May also take small vertebrates.

Voice
A soft 'plitt-plitt' when hawking insects. Also buzzing notes and scratchy cries, including a loud 'tyok' repeated several times, 'squaa-aa-kuchuk'. A throaty 'choo-kroo-kreech' when alarmed at the nest. Song is a harsh jumble of chirps and squeaks. Pairs perform duets in their territories throughout the breeding season. Imitates call of other bird species.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) [XC206389]
by id from Reserve Forestiere de Songoro Mbili, Mamoudzou, France (call)

Nest
A solid round cup, composed of intertwined plant fibres, on a fork in a variety of tree species.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 3. Incubation: 19 - 21 days.

Young
Fledge in 17-25 days.

Subspecies
Recent DNA studies indicate that closest relatives are Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) and Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus) and all three previously thought to be part of a superspecies that contains also Comoro Drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis), Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) and Velvet-mantled Drongo (Dicrurus modestus), but morphological and genetic differentiation too great to support such a relationship.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii) - 10 files

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