White-bellied Drongo
Photo: Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0

Drongos

White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

LCLeast Concern
Family
Drongos (Dicruridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The white-bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) is a species of drongo found across the Indian Subcontinent. Like other members of the family Dicruridae, they are insectivorous and mainly black in colour, but with a white belly and vent. Young birds are, however, all black and may be confused with the black drongo, which is smaller and more compact in appearance. The subspecies found in Sri Lanka has white restricted to the vent.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.