Listen to the Velvet-mantled drongo
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About the Velvet-mantled drongo
The Velvet-mantled drongo is a bird in the family Dicruridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 49 g.
What does the Velvet-mantled drongo sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The velvet-mantled drongo (Dicrurus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae.
It is found throughout the Cameroon line and the African tropical rainforest.
Related birds in the genus Dicrurus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Velvet-mantled drongo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Velvet-mantled drongo on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Velvet-mantled drongo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Velvet-mantled drongo as “least concern”.
What family does the Velvet-mantled drongo belong to?
The Velvet-mantled drongo (Dicrurus modestus) belongs to the family Dicruridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Cavalla Forest, Grand Gedeh, Liberia by Ben Phalan – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q10638791 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Velvet-mantled drongo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0