Velvet-mantled Drongo
Velvet-mantled Drongo

Velvet-mantled Drongo

Dicrurus modestus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
31 Verified records at Virunga National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate

The velvet-mantled drongo (Dicrurus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found throughout the Cameroon line and the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

5–10% · With luck
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

30–40% · Possible
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

30–40% · Possible
Bronze Sunbird
LC

Bronze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia kilimensis

30–40% · Possible
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Velvet-mantled Drongo are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
10–20%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Velvet-mantled Drongo in Virunga National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Velvet-mantled Drongo in Virunga National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Velvet-mantled Drongo in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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