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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestCup nestSmall · 39 g


When to see the Shining Drongo
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Shining Drongo
Regular range
The map shades 13 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Shining Drongo
The shining drongo is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest.
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Easily confused with
Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusThe short-tailed drongo is a species of passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.
Palawan DrongoDicrurus palawanensisThe Palawan drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae.
Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiSharpe's drongo is a species of drongo found in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is distributed from southern South Sudan and western Kenya to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Nigeria east of the Niger River and south of the Benue River.
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