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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Awash National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Somali Fiscal
Lanius somalicus
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Nile Valley Sunbird
Hedydipna metallica
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
📅 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 Awash National Park?
About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Awash National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Awash National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Awash National Park in our monthly data.