White-bellied Drongo
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White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
890 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Drongo sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 890 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

Insufficient data
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Insufficient data
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

Insufficient data
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-bellied Drongo in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 61% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Drongo sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 890 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-bellied Drongo in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for White-bellied Drongo in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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