Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyDicruridae (Drongos)
- GenusDicrurus (Drongos)
- SpeciesDicrurus hottentottus (Hair-crested Drongo)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hair-crested Drongo at Periyar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 13 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 18 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 21 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 22 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 24 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |