Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
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Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus remifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
8 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
February 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% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Hair-crested Drongo
LC

Hair-crested Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus hottentottus

5–10% · With luck
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

Insufficient data
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Green-tailed Sunbird
LC

Green-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga nipalensis

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Fulvetta
LC

White-browed Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Fulvetta vinipectus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
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 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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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