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 →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Common Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris usambaricus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia albonotata
African Tailorbird
Artisornis metopias
Eastern Mountain Greenbul
Arizelocichla nigriceps
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Mkomazi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.