These insect-eating birds are found in usually open forests or bush. Most are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.
Two to four eggs are laid in a nest high in a tree. These are aggressive and fearless birds, given their small size, and drongos will attack much larger species if their nest or young are threatened.
Family: Dicruridae
Subfamily Monarchini: monarchs and paradise flycatchers
The Dicrurinae belong to the newly enlarged Corvidae.
Aside from the Dicrurinae, the enlarged group includes the Pachycephalinae (whistlers), the Corvinae (crows, jays, etc.) the Aegithininae (ioras) and the Malaconotinae (wood shrikes).
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