Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Grand Comoro Drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis), recorded as Endangered
Grand Comoro Drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Grand Comoro Drongo

Dicrurus fuscipennis

Grand Comoro Drongo is a perching bird in the family Dicruridae (order Passeriformes) — Dicrurus fuscipennis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Dicrurus fuscipennis
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Dicruridae · Dicrurus

Appearance

The bird is glossy black with some matte brown contrasts and a forked tail. It is approximately 24 centimetres (9.4 in) long and has a black bill and legs.

Range and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, pastureland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

Grand Comoro Drongo is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Grand Comoro Drongo, Wikidata item Q673476. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Grand Comoro Drongo?
Grand Comoro Drongo is a perching bird in the family Dicruridae (order Passeriformes) — Dicrurus fuscipennis.
What is the conservation status of Grand Comoro Drongo?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Dicrurus fuscipennis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Grand Comoro Drongo live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, pastureland, and plantations.
Why is Grand Comoro Drongo in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Dicrurus fuscipennis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Grand Comoro Drongo a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.