Hair-crested Drongo
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Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Namdapha National Park
213 Verified records at Namdapha National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae. This species was formerly considered conspecific with Dicrurus bracteatus, for which the name "spangled drongo" – formerly used for both – is now usually reserved. Some authorities include the Sumatran drongo (D. sumatranus) in D. hottentottus as subspecies. It is native from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Bhutan through Indochina to China, Indonesia, and Brunei. Hair-crested drongos move in small flocks and are very noisy. The "spangled drongo", Dicrurus bracteatus, is native on the east coast of Australia and its name is a pejorative slang for a silly person. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 213 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park

Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus remifer

30–40% · Possible
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

30–40% · Possible
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

5–10% · With luck
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

60–70% · Likely
Slaty-backed Forktail
LC

Slaty-backed Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus schistaceus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chelidorhynx hypoxantha

50–60% · Likely
Sultan Tit
LC

Sultan Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melanochlora sultanea

50–60% · Likely
Black-throated Sunbird
LC

Black-throated Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga saturata

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
10 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
12 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
13 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
18 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
21 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
22 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
24 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hair-crested Drongo in Namdapha National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 213 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hair-crested Drongo in Namdapha National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Hair-crested Drongo in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.

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