Bird
Shining Drongo
Dicrurus atripennis · Dicruridae · Passeriformes
Best monthsFeb–Mar · Novmost records
Records3,366in 11 countries
Most seen inGhana1,486 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Shining Drongo in brief
The shining drongo (Dicrurus atripennis) is a bird of the Dicruridae family — species of bird.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 3,366 published records, most of them from Ghana, Ivory Coast and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in February, March and November and fall to their lowest in July and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Ghana1,486 records · best Nov, Feb
Ivory Coast550 records · best Feb, Mar
Democratic Republic of the Congo328 records · best Dec, Oct
Cameroon297 records · best Mar, Apr
Gabon224 records · best Aug, Jul
Equatorial Guinea213 records · best Jan, Aug
Liberia106 records · best Apr, Feb
Sierra Leone102 records · best Dec, Feb
Republic of the Congo29 records · best Sep, Aug
Guinea24 records · best Nov, Dec
Togo7 records · best Apr, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.