Shining Drongo
Dicrurus atripennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus atripennis (Shining Drongo)
The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Drongo sighting in Taï National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Velvet-mantled Drongo
Dicrurus modestus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sharpe's Drongo
Dicrurus sharpei
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
White-throated Blue Swallow
Hirundo nigrita
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Shining 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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shining Drongo in Taï National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Drongo sighting in Taï National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Shining Drongo in Taï National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Shining Drongo in Taï National Park in our monthly data.