Alectryon vs Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Alectryon tropicus compared with Dicrurus remifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Lesser Racket-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 remifer

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Lesser Racket-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.

Lesser Racket-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.