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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
White-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha albicapillus
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.