Racket Tailed Drongo.

Racket Tailed Drongo.

These are aggressive and fearless birds of INDIA, 32 cm in length, and will attack much larger species if their nest or young are threatened. This aggressive drongo is often found in mixed feeding flocks typical of Asian jungle habitats. They are said to imitate raptor calls so as to alarm other birds and steal prey from them. The adult Greater Racket-tailed Drongo has spangled metallic green-blue plumage, and a large bill. The tail is long and shallowly forked, with the shafts of the two outermost feathers greatly extended and ending in the rackets which give this species its name. The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo has short legs and sits very upright and often perches on exposed branches. A special alarm note is raised in the presence of Shikras that has been transcribed as a loud 'kwei-kwei-kwei...shee-cuckoo-sheecuckoo-sheecuckoo.....