Dicrurus annectens
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The crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is native to moist tropical forests of southeastern Asia where its range extends from India to the Philippines and Indonesia. It is a completely black bird with a shallowly forked tail and is similar in appearance to the black drongo. It breeds between April and June, the cup-shaped nest being built in the fork of a branch by both birds, the female afterwards incubating the eggs. It is a common bird and the IUCN has listed it as "least concern".
The crow-billed drongo was originally described by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1836 and given the binomial name Bhuchanga annectans. The specific epithet is a misspelling of the Latin word annectens meaning "connecting". This error has been corrected following the rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to give the current scientific name Dicrurus annectens. The present genus Dicrurus had been introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816.
This bird, which is similar to the black drongo, is jet-black in color and has a stout bill. It has a forked tail... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 10 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crow-billed Drongo sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 307 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crow-billed Drongo in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Singapore's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against 100 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crow-billed 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.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Crow-billed Drongo sightings, Singapore ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, under 5%) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crow-billed Drongo is recorded against all the birds logged in Singapore (307 verified sightings), 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.
