Crested Drongo vs Shining Drongo

Dicrurus forficatus compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Drongo	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Dicruridae	Dicruridae
Genus same	Dicrurus	Dicrurus
Species	Dicrurus forficatus	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Drongo and Shining Drongo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dicrurus.

Conservation Status

Crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Drongo	Shining Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shining 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