Dicrurus modestus
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In 3 days <5%
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 Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 229th most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet-mantled Drongo in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Nyungwe National Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 550 mm in December.
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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Velvet-mantled Drongo sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 8th 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 Nyungwe National Park (6 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.
