Ribbon-tailed Drongo vs Shining Drongo

Dicrurus megarhynchus compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ribbon-tailed Drongo	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family same	Dicruridae	Dicruridae
Genus same	Dicrurus	Dicrurus
Species	Dicrurus megarhynchus	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ribbon-tailed Drongo

NT — Near Threatened

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ribbon-tailed Drongo	Shining 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.

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