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 Hwange National Park, based on 303 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
White-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops plumatus
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
📅 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 Hwange National Park?
About 65% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 303 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Hwange National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.