Fork-tailed Drongo

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
614 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), also called the common drongo or African drongo, is a small bird found from the Sahel to South Africa that lives in wooded habitats, particularly woodlands and savannas. It is part of the family Dicruridae and has four recognized subspecies, D. a adsimilis, D. a. apivorus, D. a. fugax and D. a. jubaensis. Like other drongos, the fork-tailed is mostly insectivorous; its diet mainly consists of butterflies, termites, and grasshoppers. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 614 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
80–90%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
80–90%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
70–80%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
70–80%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
10 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
16 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
22 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
50–60%
24 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
26 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
28 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
29 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
30 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
31 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
32 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
34 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
36 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
37 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
38 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
39 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
40 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
41 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
42 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
43 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
44 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
45 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
46 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
47 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
48 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
49 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
50 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
51 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
52 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
53 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
54 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fork-tailed Drongo in Garden Route National Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 614 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Garden Route National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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