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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hemis National Park
11 Verified records at Hemis National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southern China and Indonesia and accidental visitor of Japan. It is an all black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm (11 in) in length. It feeds on insects, and is common in open agricultural areas and light forest throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines. The species is known for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, never hesitating to dive-bomb any bird of prey that invades its territory. This behaviour earns it the informal name of king crow. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Drongo sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park

Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

90–100% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

40–50% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

30–40% · Possible
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

30–40% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

30–40% · Possible
Common Rosefinch
LC

Common Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus erythrinus

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia curruca

30–40% · Possible
Black-throated Thrush
LC

Black-throated Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus atrogularis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
70–80%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
9 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
12 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
14 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
16 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
19 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
20 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
21 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
22 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
23 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
24 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
25 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
26 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
27 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
28 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
29 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
30 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
31 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
32 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
33 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
34 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Drongo in Hemis National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black Drongo sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Drongo in Hemis National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Black Drongo in Hemis National Park in our monthly data.

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