A Journey to Photograph Every Drongo Species in India

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:58:48 +0000

Drongos belong to the family Dicruridae and are found across the entire Indian Subcontinent. Whether it’s a mountain or desert, island or jungle, they are practically omnipresent; you can find at least one species in almost any habitat.

I didn’t start with a specific target of photographing all 9 species of drongos found in India, but along my bird-watching journey, it came together nicely. One might say drongos are “easy” birds to get, but sometimes the easy ones become the toughest to find. If I had to rank the Indian drongo species by difficulty—from hardest to easiest—my list would look like this:

Drongos on Birding Blog of Debo

A Journey to Photograph Every Drongo Species in India