Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
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Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus remifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
127 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is near the edge or inside of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Hair-crested Drongo
LC

Hair-crested Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus hottentottus

20–30% · Possible
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

20–30% · Possible
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

10–20% · With luck
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

5–10% · With luck
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

<5% · Rare
Crow-billed Drongo

Crow-billed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus annectens

Insufficient data
White-cheeked Bulbul
LC

White-cheeked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus leucogenys

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
5 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
15 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
16 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo in Jim Corbett National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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