Common Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus ludwigii (Common Square-tailed Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Square-tailed Drongo in Kruger National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Square-tailed Drongo sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 170 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Square-tailed Drongo in Kruger National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Square-tailed Drongo in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.