Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectens
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga christinae
White-bellied Yuhina
Erpornis zantholeuca
Japanese Thrush
Turdus cardis
Rufous-throated Fulvetta
Alcippe rufogularis
Puff-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus pallidus
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Drongo in Cuc Phuong National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Black Drongo sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Drongo in Cuc Phuong National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black Drongo in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.