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 Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 331 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Velvet-mantled Drongo
Dicrurus modestus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Drongo sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 331 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Drongo in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Drongo in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.