Passeriformes / Dicruridae / Dicrurus
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus · 发冠卷尾
Introduction
Member of the family Dicruridae, native to Asia from Bangladesh, India, and Bhutan through Indochina to China, Indonesia, and Brunei. Formerly considered conspecific with Dicrurus bracteatus. Moves in small flocks and is very noisy.
Distribution & Habitat
Native range extends from Bangladesh, India, and Bhutan through Indochina to China, Indonesia, and Brunei. Twelve subspecies are recognized with specific distributions: D. h. hottentottus in India, central Myanmar, and southern Indochina; D. h. brevirostris in central and southern China, northern Myanmar, and northern Indochina; D. h. borneensis in Borneo and Maratua Island; D. h. guillemardi in Obi Islands, North Maluku; D. h. pectoralis in Sula Island and Philippines; D. h. suluensis in Sulu Archipelago, southwest Philippines; D. h. viridinitens in Mentawai Islands and western Sumatra; D. h. banggaiensis in Banggai Islands, eastern Sulawesi; D. h. leucops in Sulawesi and nearby islands; D. h. faberi in Panaitan Island, western Java; D. h. jentincki in Bali, eastern Java, and some islands in the Java Sea; D. h. termeuleni in Seribu Islands and islands in Jakarta Bay, northern Java.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Dicruridae
- Genus
- Dicrurus
Vocalizations
Subspecies (12)
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Dicrurus hottentottus banggaiensis
Banggai Islands, off eastern Sulawesi
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
