Where can you see a Palawan Drongo?

The Palawan Drongo is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Palawan Drongo?

The Palawan Drongo is most easily confused with the Sharpe's Drongo, the Wallacean Drongo and the Shining Drongo.

Is the Palawan Drongo endangered?

The Palawan Drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Palawan Drongo

Dicrurus palawanensis

The Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis) is a rare drongo found only in the Philippines. The Palawan drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae.

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Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 1 — Photo: Pauline Carmel Joy Eje · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 2 — Photo: Tim · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 3 — Photo: Tim · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 4 — Photo: Nicola Crockford · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 5 — Photo: Nicola Crockford · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 6 — Photo: Nicola Crockford · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 7 — Photo: Nicola Crockford · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 8 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 9 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Drongo (Dicrurus palawanensis), photo 10 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Palawan Drongo

The Palawan drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the hair-crested drongo. It is endemic to Palawan. It was formerly conspecific with the Hair-crested drongo but was designated as unique based on its different sounding call, physical differences and through molecular studies.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Palawan Drongo look like?: The Palawan drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae.
Where can you see a Palawan Drongo?: The Palawan Drongo is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Palawan Drongo?: The Palawan Drongo is most easily confused with the Sharpe's Drongo, the Wallacean Drongo and the Shining Drongo.
Is the Palawan Drongo endangered?: The Palawan Drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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