Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
📅 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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 71% of visitor-days record a Black Drongo sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1342 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Drongo in Keoladeo National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black Drongo in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.