The Spangled Drongo has blue-green spots across glossy black plumage and a long forked tail. It waits on a perch and catches insects in flight.
Its glossy black feathers have blue-green spots, and it has red eyes and a long forked tail. Young birds lack the spots and have brown eyes.
It waits on an exposed branch or wire, then pursues passing insects in an acrobatic flight. It also takes insects from foliage and bark, as well as fruit and nectar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.