Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus adsimilis (Fork-tailed Drongo)
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 Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Pale-winged Starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Pririt Batis
Batis pririt
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 Fork-tailed Drongo in Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 65% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Waterberg Plateau Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.