Taipei City Bird Record

Yesterday afternoon on my way home from work, I saw a bird I hadn't seen before as I was about to cross the road. Its body was entirely black, much like a crow, with a very long tail that ended in a scissor shape. I immediately asked AI what kind of bird it was, and it identified it as a 'Greater Racket-tailed Drongo' (also known as: Black Drongo). Actually, it's a very common urban bird, mainly distributed in low-altitude areas of Taiwan, especially common in farmlands, parks, schools, and urban green spaces. They perch on high-voltage wires, traffic light poles, and the tops of tall trees. The area near my company is relatively open, so there are many birds, giving me more opportunities to observe them. The breeding season for Greater Racket-tailed Drongos is from April to July each year, with June being the peak. During the breeding season, they exhibit highly vigilant nest-guarding behavior. If you get within about 30-50 meters of the center of their nest, they might dive-bomb or swoop down to threaten you and try to drive you away. At other times, they are quiet birds that catch insects and don't bother with you.