Velvet-mantled Drongo
Velvet-mantled Drongo

Velvet-mantled Drongo

Dicrurus modestus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
53 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
March 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

<5% · Rare
Crested Malimbe
LC

Crested Malimbe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malimbus malimbicus

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

60–70% · Likely
Western Nicator
LC

Western Nicator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nicator chloris

60–70% · Likely
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Xavier's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus xavieri

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
LC

Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neocossyphus rufus

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

50–60% · Likely
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone rufiventer

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Green Crombec
LC

Green Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta virens

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Semuliki National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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