• Synonyms Príncipe Drongo, Velvet mantled Drongo, Velvet-mantled or Fanti Drongo, Principe Drongo, Forest Drongo, Fanti/Velvet-mantled Drongo

Velvet-mantled Drongobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jacob C. Cooper
    Cameroon
  • 2.
    Call, © Jacob C. Cooper
    Cameroon
  • 3.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Ghana
  • 4.
    Call, © Rolf A. de By
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Ghana
  • 6.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ghana
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Velvet-mantled Drongo

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Sierra Leone to c DR Congo, w Kenya and nw Angola

Velvet-mantled Drongo subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dicrurus modestus atactusSierra Leone to sw Nigeria-No
Dicrurus modestus coracinuss Nigeria to w Kenya, c DR Congo and nw Angola-No
Dicrurus modestus modestusPríncipe (c Gulf of Guinea Is.)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalandrongo modest
Chinese绒背卷尾
Chinese (Traditional)絨篷卷尾
Croatianmrki drongo
Czechdrongo principeský
DanishFløjlsrygget Drongo
DutchBosdrongo, Fluweelmanteldrongo, Zwartrugdrongo
Estonianpanterdrongo
Finnishsamettidrongo
FrenchDrongo modeste, Drongo modeste ou D. d'Oberholser
GermanFlaggendrongo, Fante-/Samtdrongo, Schlichtdrongo, Samtdrongo
Hungarianbársonydrongó
ItalianDrongo vellutato
Japaneseビロードオウチュウ, ビロウドオウチュウ, クロオウチュウ
Lithuaniangvinėjinis drongas
Norwegianjungeldrongo
Norwegian NynorskJungeldrongo
PolishDziwogon aksamitny, dziwogon gwinejski/widłosterny, dziwogon widlosterny, dziwogon widłosterny
Portuguesedrongo-modesto, Drongo-do-príncipe
RussianЛесной дронго, Гвинейский/Лесной дронго
SerbianSomotasti drongo, Fanti/somotasti drongo
Slovakdrongo zamatový, drongo družný/zamatový
SpanishDrongo Fanti/Modesto, Drongo modesto
SwahiliMramba Mahameli
Swedishfanti-/sammetsdrongo, Principedrongo, sammetsdrongo
TurkishMavi-mor/kadife sırtlı drongo, Kadife Sırtlı Drongo
Ukrainianдронго узлісний