Ashy drongo
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The ashy drongo is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae. It is found widely distributed across eastern and Southeast Asia, with several populations that vary in the shade of grey, migrati
Ashy drongo in Latpanchar April 2024 by Tisha Mukherjee 01
in Sarawak, Malaysia
Subspecies salangensis from Thailand
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Hawking (birds)
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Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air. The term usually refers to a technique of sallying out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the s
Ashy drongo
…Islands. The ashy drongo has short legs and sits very upright while perched prominently, often high on a tree. It is insectivorous and forages by making aerial sallies but sometimes gleans from tree trunks. They are found singly, in pairs or small groups. During migration they fly in small flocks. A common call that…
Australasian figbird, catching a beetle on the wing
Brown honeyeater, one of a group hawking from a Casuarina
White-fronted chat, returning to a perch with insects caught in flight
Common swift in flight