Velvet-mantled Drongo
Velvet-mantled Drongo

Velvet-mantled Drongo

Dicrurus modestus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Taï National Park
8 Verified records at Taï National Park
September 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 Taï National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taï National Park

Shining Drongo
LC

Shining Drongo

Bird

Dicrurus atripennis

10–20% · With luck
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

Insufficient data
Sharpe's Drongo
LC

Sharpe's Drongo

Bird

Dicrurus sharpei

Insufficient data
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone rufiventer

30–40% · Possible
Cassin's Flycatcher
LC

Cassin's Flycatcher

Bird

Muscicapa cassini

20–30% · Possible
Western Black-headed Oriole
LC

Western Black-headed Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus brachyrynchus

20–30% · Possible
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

20–30% · Possible
White-tailed Alethe
LC

White-tailed Alethe

Bird

Alethe diademata

20–30% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

20–30% · Possible
White-throated Blue Swallow
LC

White-throated Blue Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo nigrita

20–30% · Possible
Square-tailed Sawwing
LC

Square-tailed Sawwing

Bird

Psalidoprocne nitens

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
LC

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas latirostris

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
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 Taï National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled 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 Velvet-mantled Drongo in Taï National Park?

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

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