Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Crow-billed Drongo
Dicrurus annectens
White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
📅 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 Jim Corbett National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Black Drongo sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 473 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Drongo in Jim Corbett National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Drongo in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.