Greater racket-tailed drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

The Greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a bird found in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Forests across South and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Dicrurus paradiseus
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore

🏡 Where the Greater racket-tailed drongo lives

Forests across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
🌸 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 tail has two long feathers with tips that look like little rackets.

Hear the Greater racket-tailed drongo

Recorded by Panji Gusti Akbar (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1166145. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Greater racket-tailed drongo

Where does the Greater racket-tailed drongo live?

The Greater racket-tailed drongo lives in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Forests across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Greater racket-tailed drongo eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Greater racket-tailed 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.