Good evening Birding Ausers
Deborah Metters and I were out at Oxley Common today (Brisbane South). A tidy list of 60 species in a couple of hours.
The best bird was a Spotted Harrier flying over head. But the best thing we saw though was a Spangled Drongo harrying a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike for food. We saw it do it twice. On both occasions the BFCS flew over with a large pray item in it’s bill. The Drongo followed closely from below. It kept flying up under the BFCS until, on both occasions, the BFCS dropped the pray which was caught by the Drongo.
Fascinating! Has anyone else observed this species acting like a Frigatebird before??? Certainly never observed by either of us!
Regards
Judith
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What a co-incidence I was watching a drongo chasing a black faced cuckooshrike with a luzard in its beak at Cattana Wetlands on Thursday. The cuckooshrike got away but the drongos harrassed the whole family for over an hour. Dom
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Hi Judith,
I have observed this behaviour in Spangled Drongos often and in 1985 published a short note about it in Australian Birds. I will email you a copy of the note directly. I have also observed the Drongo associating with Cicadabirds, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes and Barred Cuckoo-shrikes, presumably also robbing them.
Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com