Black Drongo :Dicrurus macrocercus: This bird is a resident breeder in most of southern Asia. Glossy black with a wide fork tail, adults have a small white spot at the base of the gape. The iris is dark brown (as opposed to crimson in the similar looking Ashy Drongo). Youngsters are brownish and may have some white striping or speckling towards the belly and vent and can be mistaken for the White-bellied Drongo. The race cathoecus is found in Thailand.

They are aggressive birds, around 28 cm in length, and will attack much larger birds if they feel a threat to their nest or young.

This aggressive behaviour gave them the former name of King Crow. They fly with strong beats of the wing and are also very agile when it comes to capturing insect prey.

The Black Drongo has short legs and sits very upright on perches or electricity wires. They can sometimes be seen perching on grazing animals.

This one was spotted close to Mae Rim