Gooday all,
Could I suggest that the prey of the Spangled Drongo was a young or
fledgling bird of those species mentioned. I have observed S Drongo feeding
or taking advantage of fledgling birds at certain times of the year when
other prey may be unavailable. But this is not common in my observations so
I would consider it more opportunistic than normal behaviour?
What is "normal"
Regards
Jon Wren and Gregg Malone.
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This morning in our garden in Bundaberg Queensland Annie noticed a Spangled
drongo eating a brown honeyeater. This is the first time I have seen a
drongo eating another bird.
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About 30 years ago in North Qld we saw a Drongo catch and eat a silvereye.
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Subject: Spangled Drongo eating brown honeyeater
This morning in our garden in Bundaberg Queensland Annie noticed a Spangled
drongo eating a brown honeyeater. This is the first time I have seen a
drongo eating another bird.
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Also in northern Queensland (Townsville) Spangled Drongo recorded catching
and eating Zebra Finch.
Peter Valentine
On 03/06/2014, at 7:46 AM, Trevor Quested
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This morning in our garden in Bundaberg Queensland Annie noticed a Spangled
drongo eating a brown honeyeater. This is the first time I have seen a
drongo eating another bird.
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Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 18:20:10 +1000
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Curious that I thought this was a sort of common thing, maybe not. Sometimes
it is hard to know what is typical, when impressions largely depend on what
people think is worth reporting. Not that I have seen them take a bird but I
haven't lived in places where they are common for long (4 years and many
visits in Brisbane). HANZAB has a small list of bird prey for the Drongo:
Vol 7A page 254-255. They have a very wide diet.
Philip
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Subject: Spangled Drongo eating brown honeyeater
About 30 years ago in North Qld we saw a Drongo catch and eat a silvereye.
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Subject: Spangled Drongo eating brown honeyeater
This morning in our garden in Bundaberg Queensland Annie noticed a Spangled
drongo eating a brown honeyeater. This is the first time I have seen a
drongo eating another bird. _______________________________________________
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