Bronzed drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

The Bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) is a bird found in India, Taiwan and Thailand. Forests across South and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Dicrurus aeneus
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Taiwan and Thailand

🏡 Where the Bronzed drongo lives

Forests across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its feathers glitter bronze and green in the sun.

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Recorded by Lars Lachmann (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC881606. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Bronzed drongo

Where does the Bronzed drongo live?

The Bronzed drongo lives in India, Taiwan and Thailand. Forests across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Bronzed drongo eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Bronzed drongo endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.