Common Name
Spangled Drongo
Comment
Moderately common.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Common north-south migrant found in a wide variety of habitats from parks and gardens to rainforest
Known location
Coomera, Hinze Dam, Helensvale, Mudgeeraba, Bundall, Currumbin Valley, Labrador, Advancetown, Ormeau
Other locality
Moderately common and widespread in lowland habitats. A summer visitor.
General ecology
Eucalypt forest, rainforest, riparian forest, farmland, gardens.
Specific ecology
Likes thick vegetation. Mainly confined to lowlands and not recorded from upland rainforest, though it will use lowland rainforest remnants.
Habitat comment
An adaptable bird, that often visits bushy gardens and farms.