Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus macrocercus (Black Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
📅 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 Nagarhole National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Black Drongo sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 648 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Drongo in Nagarhole National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black Drongo in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.