Ribbon-tailed Drongo vs White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus megarhynchus compared with Dicrurus caerulescens

Key Differences

• Ribbon-tailed Drongo is Near Threatened while White-bellied Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ribbon-tailed Drongo	White-bellied Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Dicruridae	Dicruridae
Genus same	Dicrurus	Dicrurus
Species	Dicrurus megarhynchus	Dicrurus caerulescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Ribbon-tailed Drongo and White-bellied Drongo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dicrurus.

Conservation Status

Ribbon-tailed Drongo

NT — Near Threatened

White-bellied Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ribbon-tailed Drongo	White-bellied Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ribbon-tailed Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

White-bellied Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway