Where to see
Dicrurus paradiseus
Periyar National Park leads · 24 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 21 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 23 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Periyar National Park
In Periyar National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo sighting on a given day, the highest of the 24 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cat Tien National Park and more
After Periyar National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 70%), Kanha National Park (India, about 70%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 70%). Outside Asia, the best option is Cat Tien National Park in Southeast Asia (about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and November in Periyar National Park (about 90%), April and September in Cat Tien National Park (about 80%) and May and November in Kanha National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo on a given day. Each park's Greater Racket-tailed Drongo page has the full month-by-month chart.
