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Dicrurus aldabranus

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Seychelles.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Mangrove forests and dry shrubland.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

The nest is a round cup made from intertwined fine plant fibres bound with spider webs, situated in a fork near the end of a thin horizontal branch in a tall tree. 1-3 eggs are laid and incubated for 16-18 days; the young fledge after 15-19 days. Juveniles are dependent for at least several weeks after fledging, and then remain with their parents until at least the following breeding season.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects and small vertebrates such as geckos.

[edit] References

BirdLife International

[edit] External Links