White-bellied Drongo

Latin Name: 
Dicrurus caerulescens
Category: 
Size: 
24cm
Description: 

Sexes alike, blackish-blue above; longish, forked tail; grey-brown throat, breast; white belly, under tail-coverts. Pairs or small bands of up to four birds, sometimes in association with other birds: arboreal and noisy; makes short flights after winged insects; often hunts till very late in evening.

Habitat: 
Forests, groves, vicinity of habitation.
Distribution: 
Most of India south and east of a line from SE Punjab to around Kutch; east to Bengal; occurs to about 1500m in the hills.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Assortment of pleasant, whistling calls and some grating notes.
National Status: