Dicrurus modestus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The velvet-mantled drongo (Dicrurus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found throughout the Cameroon line and the African tropical rainforest. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (v 2.11). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ [Accessed 2/27/2012]. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 265th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 320 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Velvet-mantled Drongo sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Velvet-mantled Drongo sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 20%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Velvet-mantled Drongo is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
