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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Hunter's Cisticola
Cisticola hunteri
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris mediocris
Golden-winged Sunbird
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler
Bradypterus cinnamomeus
📅 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 Aberdare National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Aberdare National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.