Alectryon vs Fork-tailed Drongo

Alectryon tropicus compared with Dicrurus adsimilis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Fork-tailed Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Fork-tailed Drongo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dicruridae
Genus	Alectryon	Dicrurus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Dicrurus adsimilis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Fork-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Fork-tailed Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fork-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.