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Where to see the White-bellied Drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens · bird · Dicruridae

White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens) is recorded in 277 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), Ranthambore National Park (India) and Bannerghatta National Park (India).

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White-bellied Drongo
Photo: Hafiz Issadeen (CC BY 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the White-bellied Drongo?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the White-bellied Drongo are Kanha National Park (India), Ranthambore National Park (India) and Bannerghatta National Park (India). Most sites are in India (248), Sri Lanka (23) and Nepal (6). It appears in 8 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the White-bellied Drongo

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kanha National ParkIndia7,0991979–2024Recorded on GBIF
2Ranthambore National ParkIndia2,5911973–2025Recorded on GBIF
3Bannerghatta National ParkIndia2,5461989–2025Recorded on GBIF
4Satpura National ParkIndia1,3532011–2025Recorded on GBIF
5Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger ReserveIndia1,3411929–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Cauvery Wildlife SanctuaryIndia1,3341993–2024Recorded on GBIF
7Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam WLSIndia1,2551931–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Anaimalai Tiger ReserveIndia1,0781989–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Pench National ParkIndia1,0652007–2024Recorded on GBIF
10Chinnar Wildlife SanctuaryIndia9891990–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Panna National ParkIndia9611996–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Mudumalai National ParkIndia9551972–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Bandhavgarh National ParkIndia8791993–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Nagarhole National ParkIndia7991989–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Biligiriranga Hills Tiger ReserveIndia7561990–2024Recorded on GBIF
16Mount Abu Wildlife SanctuaryIndia7101999–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Bori Wildlife SanctuaryIndia6662004–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Bandipur National ParkIndia6581992–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Chitwan National ParkNepal6271979–2025Recorded on GBIF
20Tungareshwar Wildlife SanctuaryIndia5652005–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Sri Venkateswara Wildlife SanctuaryIndia5121988–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger ReserveIndia4812002–2024Recorded on GBIF
23Melghat Tiger ReserveIndia4791990–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Tansa Wildlife SanctuaryIndia4611998–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Pachmarhi WLS/Tiger ReserveIndia4601985–2024Recorded on GBIF

252 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 248, Sri Lanka: 23 and Nepal: 6.

Seen on trips

The White-bellied Drongo is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Nepal guide.

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Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

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Photo: Hafiz Issadeen, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.