Aldabra drongo

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The Aldabra drongo is a bird species of drongo endemic to the remote Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean, known for its glossy black plumage and complex vocalizations.

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Aldabra drongo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
drongo
endemic species
activityPattern diurnal
belongsToIslandGroup Outer Islands of Seychelles
binomialName Dicrurus aldabranus
linked to: Dicrurus
breedingSite Aldabra Atoll
class Aves
commonName Aldabra drongo
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
diet insectivorous
ecologicalRole insect predator
part of Aldabra terrestrial bird community
endemicTo Aldabra Atoll
family Dicruridae
feedingBehavior hawking for insects
firstDescribedAsYear 1877
firstDescribedBy Richard Bowdler Sharpe
genus Dicrurus
hasCommunicationType visual displays
vocal communication
hasFeatherType contour feathers
flight feathers
hasMorphologicalCharacteristic entirely dark plumage
long tail
slender bill
hasPlumageColor glossy black
hasVocalization complex vocalizations
kingdom Animalia
locatedInBiogeographicRegion Indian Ocean
locatedInCountry Seychelles
nativeHabitat scrub and coastal vegetation
tropical atoll ecosystems
woodland on coral limestone
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
rangeRestrictedTo Aldabra Atoll
reproductionType oviparous
taxonRank species

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Aldabra Atoll hasSpecies Aldabra drongo
Aldabra drongo commonName Aldabra drongo