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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus · Dicruridae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records1,485,684in 18 countries
Most seen inIndia996,804 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Black Drongo
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About

Black Drongo in brief

The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a bird of the Dicruridae family — species of bird.

Across the 18 countries we cover it has 1,485,684 published records, most of them from India, Taiwan and Thailand. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

India996,804 records · best Feb, Jan
Taiwan348,335 records · best May, Oct
Thailand58,109 records · best Jan, Dec
Nepal22,467 records · best Dec, Nov
China15,567 records · best May, Jun
Bangladesh13,966 records · best Oct, Dec
Cambodia10,701 records · best Feb, Jan
Pakistan3,830 records · best Apr, May
Myanmar3,734 records · best Jan, Dec
Vietnam3,313 records · best Mar, Dec
Sri Lanka2,394 records · best Feb, Jan
Laos2,135 records · best Apr, Jan
Indonesia1,988 records · best Aug, Oct
Bhutan1,332 records · best Apr, May
South Korea367 records · best May, Jun
United Arab Emirates324 records · best Jan, Jun
Singapore285 records · best Nov, Dec
Afghanistan33 records · best May, Jul
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.