Avibase: Dicrurus divaricatus (Glossy-backed Drongo)

Glossy-backed Drongo

Dicrurus divaricatus (Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Peter Boesman	2026-01-11	Mourkadie, Saint-Louis (Senegal) (? m)	song - [sono]	1081180 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-17	Gambela, Dembidolo Road, Gambela Peoples (Ethiopia) (550 m)	call - calls from an aerial chase from the pair in XC277001 and a third bird that appeared. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	277002 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Peter Boesman	2015-12-14	Negele - Yabello road, Oromia (Ethiopia)	song - [sono]	300252 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-17	Gambela, Dembidolo Road, Gambela Peoples (Ethiopia) (550 m)	song - songs from one of a pair sitting mid-way up tall trees at the edge of disturbed dry forest and a recently cleared opening. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	277001 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-28	Simbo Resort, Lake Langano, Oromia (Ethiopia) (1600 m)	call - calls from a single bird sitting high up in a tall tree in open, disturbed forest with a brushy understory. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	277011 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Étienne Leroy	2016-05-02	Parc National de la Comoé, Comoé river., Tchologo (Côte d'Ivoire) (220 m)	call - [also] [sono]	960495 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Étienne Leroy	2017-10-22	Orodara, Hauts-Bassins Region, Kénédougou (Burkina Faso) (500 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	390806 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-17	Gambela, Dembidolo Road, Gambela Peoples (Ethiopia) (550 m)	song - songs from the pair from XC27700, given after the chase in XC277002. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	277003 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Peter Boesman	2015-12-14	Negele - Yabello road, Oromia (Ethiopia)	song - [sono]	300251 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Sun Madakan	2023-12-25	Jabi Recreational Park (near Abuja), Abuja Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, AbujaMun (Nigeria) (440 m)	call, song - Vocalization during interaction between three individuals	861386 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Peter Boesman	2026-01-11	Mourkadie, Saint-Louis (Senegal) (? m)	song - [sono]	1081588 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Bram Piot	2018-01-05	Dagana, Saint-Louis Region, Saint-Louis (Senegal) (10 m)	song - Two birds calling/singing (one responding in the distance) bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	398748 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Étienne Leroy	2017-10-22	Orodara, Hauts-Bassins Region, Kénédougou (Burkina Faso) (500 m)	flight call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	390805 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Étienne Leroy	2016-05-02	Parc National de la Comoé, near Kafolo., Savanes (former) (Côte d'Ivoire) (220 m)	call - Synchronous duet lasting several minutes. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	315799 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Bram Piot	2019-12-01	Lompoul, Louga Region, Louga (Senegal) (20 m)	call - At least two birds calling as a Dark Chanting Goshawk flew right past bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	510536 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Frank Lambert	2024-01-25	Ida Mouride (near Kerma Fass), Koungheul, Région de Kaffrine, Kaolack (Senegal) (50 m)	call - [sono]	1041362 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Bram Piot	2019-01-17	Djibelor, Ziguinchor, Ziguinchor (Senegal) (30 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	452762 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Giovanni Boano	2012-12-13	Folonzo, Cascades, Komoé (Burkina Faso) (280 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	115331 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-21	Melka Ghebdu, Amhara (Ethiopia) (1300 m)	call - calls (or maybe simple song?) from one of a pair of birds sitting at mid-height along a road through dense thornscrub on a rocky slope. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	277008 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-17	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	song - Dawn song	719096 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Sun Madakan	2020-12-03	Jabi Recreational Park (near Abuja), Abuja Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) (440 m)	adult, sex uncertain - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	606910 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus	Bram Piot	2019-12-01	Lompoul, Louga Region, Louga (Senegal) (20 m)	call - Probably a pair, at first calling nearby then moved to another tree; same birds as XC510536 bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	511042 xeno-canto.org
Glossy-backed Drongo - Dicrurus divaricatus	Peter Boesman	2018-06-28	Marakissa, Kombo Central, West Coast Region, Western (Gambia) (20 m)	song - [sono]	425665 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus adsimilis	Michael J. Andersen	2009-05-24	Outamba-Kilimi National Park, Northern, Sierra Leone, Northern (Sierra Leone)	-	140941 macaulaylibrary.org

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