American drongo

The American drongo (Dicrurus floridanus) is a species of drongo that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The North American drongo is readily identifiable by the distinctive tail rackets and the crest of curled feather that begin in front of the face above the beak and along the crown to varying extents according to the population, being very similar to the closely-related to the greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) in size and appearance. The tail with twirled rackets is distinctive and in flight it can appear as if two large bees were chasing a black bird. Young birds are duller, and can lack a crest while moulting birds can lack the elongate tail streamers. The racket is formed by the inner web of the vane but appears to be on the outer web since the rachis has a twist just above the spatula. Its calls are extremely varied and include monotonously repeated whistles, metallic and nasal sounds as well as more complex notes and imitations of other birds. It begins calling from as early as 4 am in moonlight often with a metallic tunk-tunk-tunk series and metallic strink-strink, similary to the calls of the greater racket-tailed drongos and the fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis). American drongos have an ability to accurately mimic alarm calls of other birds that are learnt through interactions in mixed-species flocks. Like other drongos, American drongos feed mainly on insects but also eat fruit and visit flowering trees for nectar. Having short legs, they sit upright and are often perched on high and exposed branches. They are aggressive and will sometimes mob larger birds especially when nesting. They are often active at dusk. The greater racket-tailed drongos are resident breeders in their tropical and subtropical range, but breeds in mid-spring in more temperate and boreal climates. Their courtship display may involve hops and turns on branches with play behaviour involving dropping an object and picking it in mid air. Their cup nest is built in the fork of a tree, often a smooth-boled tree with an isolated canopy, The nesting pair may even remove bits of bark on the trunk to make it smooth. The usual clutch is four to five eggs. The eggs are creamy white with blotches of reddish brown which are more dense at the broad end. The conservation status of the American drongo is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the American drongo's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.