simon43 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Alas, no photos. I spotted a pair of these birds in the rubber trees next to my Phuket hotel. The bird is medium-large, about the size of aBritish Magpie. It seems to be completely black. It sits in the rubber trees and flies between different trees, displaying a very long feathered tail, about the same length as the body of the bird - (so this seems the most identifiable feature). Any Ornithon.. ortnithorn... bird-watchers know what this bird might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYJAYDEE Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 a drongo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) It's not a Drongo. From the Google photos, that bird has a very small tail when compared to this bird. As I watch it sitting in the rubber trees, its tail hangs down about 20cm in length, appearing thin at the body point and most of the tail length, then widening out at the tip. Got it! Racket-tailed treepie As the Google description says, it is oily green, but looks black in the dim light of the rubber plantation. Edited December 22, 2014 by simon43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Does sound like a Greater racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus). I see them around Chiang Mai on occasion. Wiki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2014 Does sound like a Greater racket-tailed Drongo Oh dear, you might well be right. Wait a moment - I'll go and shoot it so I can get a closer look 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 was it this fella ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYJAYDEE Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Does sound like a Greater racket-tailed Drongo Oh dear, you might well be right. Wait a moment - I'll go and shoot it so I can get a closer look ahem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 was it this fella ?? Looks a bit like a swallow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblgs Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus), and they are about the size you describe, the behaviour too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I get the Greater racket-tailed Drongo pictured above with the trailing feathers. I think this is the one that can make an eerie cat-like sound. It seems to flit around chasing insects at sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Here is another one from Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonawatchee Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Their flight pattern is like an ocean wave, wings flapping and rising up in the air then stalling and dropping down a little and flapping and rising up again. They eventually get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhnomKhnom Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I know that bird....... it is a LONG TAILED BLACK BIRD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toooa Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Sounds like a Drongo's flight pattern.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb59 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 name is blacklongtail bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I asked the bride about the bird. She said it is called lunch or dinner, depending on the time of day you catch it. Love the Issan girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 was it this fella ?? Looks a bit like a swallow? Looks like more than one swallow to me. You'd have to remove the feathers and cut it into bite sized pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Notwithstanding this thread's usual quota of idiots (now, now, it's Christmas!), it sounds more like a male Koel, or rather two male Koels. I saw a pair together the other day, having a chat (well, that's exactly what it looked like). Common, and very noisy and repetitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Their flight pattern is like an ocean wave, wings flapping and rising up in the air then stalling and dropping down a little and flapping and rising up again. They eventually get there. Yes, this was definitely their flying pattern until I shot them - an 'ex' Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo it is - I mean was As least it won't be wasted for the cooking pot. As my 'Issan' ex always says ' The tastiest bits are the eyes' (Many jokes above, but truthful about the ex) Edited December 23, 2014 by simon43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat6 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The Bird you describe is a Cuckoo. It ranges over a large part of Asia and Northern Australia. you will notice Brown feathers under the wings (the female I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Boon Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Grace Jones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Grace Jones? Hey Daniel how did your meet with Cypress go? He hasn't been around for a while. Is he eating through a straw now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Boon Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 to this day, I have not met cypress hill, would not know him if I fell over him ... I was at Walkabout Creek Pub (Pattaya) twice on the 16th ... I think there is a clear distinction between having a go at someone (Aussies like attacking humour), but not the stand over bullshit; ThaiVisa has been both a blessing and a curse, but I have learned a lot about myself (and how to conduct myself better) by reading the many articulations of people speaking frankly ... all the best for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfather Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Coucal crow? Fatfather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Notwithstanding this thread's usual quota of idiots (now, now, it's Christmas!), it sounds more like a male Koel, or rather two male Koels. I saw a pair together the other day, having a chat (well, that's exactly what it looked like). Common, and very noisy and repetitive. On e of the stupid buggers flew into the wall of my house and knocked itself out, it then started puking up red berries it had eaten, I wrapped it in a towel and covered its head, 5 minutes later it was ok and flew off, fantastic red eyes, devil like!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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