Crested Drongo

Crested Drongo

Dicrurus forficatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone mutata

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Bulbul
LC

Madagascar Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypsipetes madagascariensis

80–90% · Very likely
Souimanga Sunbird
LC

Souimanga Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris sovimanga

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
LC

Madagascar Magpie-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Copsychus albospecularis

70–80% · Very likely
Common Newtonia
LC

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

70–80% · Very likely
Long-billed Bernieria
NT

Long-billed Bernieria

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bernieria madagascariensis

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Vanga
NT

Rufous Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schetba rufa

60–70% · Likely
Common Jery
LC

Common Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis tenella

50–60% · Likely
Sickle-billed Vanga
LC

Sickle-billed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Falculea palliata

50–60% · Likely
Schlegel's Asity
VU

Schlegel's Asity

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Philepitta schlegeli

50–60% · Likely
Van Dam's Vanga
VU

Van Dam's Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Xenopirostris damii

40–50% · Likely
Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike

Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina cinerea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
90–100
Jun
90–100
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
80–90%
2 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
80–90%
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
50–60%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Drongo in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 88% of visitor-days record a Crested Drongo sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 357 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Drongo in Ankarafantsika National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Crested Drongo in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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