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Primary Traits
92.5 g
0 m - 1,500 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Dicrurus paradiseus
English name
Greater Racquet-tailed Drongo
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Dicruridae
Genus
Dicrurus
Species
paradiseus
Data source
BSEA, BIP, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Indomalayan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
83 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
100 g
Maximum male mass
124 g
Minimum unsexed mass
70 g
Maximum unsexed mass
85 g
Average mass
92.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,500 m
Typical elevation
750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.82
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Half cup
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary