Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Large Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina macei
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
📅 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 Kanha National Park?
About 73% of visitor-days record a Black Drongo sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 3745 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Drongo in Kanha National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black Drongo in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.