White-bellied Drongo
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White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Periyar National Park
1 Verified records at Periyar National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) is a species of drongo found across the Indian Subcontinent. Like other members of the family Dicruridae, they are insectivorous and mainly black in colour, but with a white belly and vent. Young birds are, however, all black and may be confused with the black drongo, which is smaller and more compact in appearance. The subspecies found in Sri Lanka has white restricted to the vent. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

30–40% · Possible
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

5–10% · With luck
Hair-crested Drongo
LC

Hair-crested Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus hottentottus

Insufficient data
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-bellied Drongo at Periyar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
16 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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