Where does the Fork-tailed Drongo live?
Dicrurus adsimilis has 474,244 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1834 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 474,244 records
- 48 places
- 142 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesDicruridaeDicrurus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 302,128 | |
| Kenya | 41,971 | |
| Namibia | 30,118 | |
| Botswana | 16,195 | |
| Tanzania | 15,907 | |
| Zimbabwe | 15,280 | |
| Zambia | 10,733 | |
| Uganda | 7,216 | |
| Eswatini | 4,940 | |
| Gambia | 4,738 | |
| Nigeria | 4,298 | |
| Mozambique | 4,033 | |
| Ethiopia | 3,594 | |
| Malawi | 2,390 | |
| Ghana | 2,240 | |
| Rwanda | 2,153 | |
| Senegal | 1,485 | |
| Angola | 1,010 | |
| DR Congo | 673 | |
| Benin | 633 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 558 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 404 | |
| Burkina Faso | 229 | |
| Cameroon | 190 | |
| Lesotho | 186 | |
| Guinea | 168 | |
| Mali | 103 | |
| Chad | 99 | |
| Sierra Leone | 87 | |
| Somalia | 71 | |
| Togo | 68 | |
| Central African Republic | 60 | |
| South Sudan | 56 | |
| Niger | 47 | |
| Gabon | 45 | |
| Sudan | 40 | |
| Djibouti | 31 | |
| Eritrea | 14 | |
| Burundi | 13 | |
| Liberia | 11 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Dicruridae.
Black Drongo
1,496,727 records
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
363,821 records
Ashy Drongo
341,800 records
Spangled Drongo
266,820 records
Bronzed Drongo
214,394 records
White-bellied Drongo
116,039 records
Hair-crested Drongo
113,851 records
Crested Drongo
17,130 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.