Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus leucophaeus (Ashy Drongo)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
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 Ashy Drongo in Wilpattu National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Ashy Drongo sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ashy Drongo in Wilpattu National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ashy Drongo in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.