How big is a Hair-crested Drongo?

The Hair-crested Drongo is a medium sized bird weighing about 79 g.

Where can you see a Hair-crested Drongo?

The Hair-crested Drongo occurs in 19 countries, including India, Thailand, China, Nepal and Hong Kong SAR China.

What does a Hair-crested Drongo sound like?

You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Hair-crested Drongo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Hair-crested Drongo?

The Hair-crested Drongo is most easily confused with the White-bellied Drongo, the Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo and the Square-tailed Drongo.

Is the Hair-crested Drongo endangered?

The Hair-crested Drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Drongos · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) is a uncommon drongo found in 19 countries, weighing about 79 g. The hair-crested drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae.

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Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 1 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 2 — Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 3 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 4 — Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 5 — Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 6 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 7 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 8 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 9 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus), photo 10 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Hair-crested Drongo

The hair-crested drongo 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 in D. hottentottus as subspecies.

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What the Hair-crested Drongo sounds like

Recording: Untung Sarmawi · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Recording: Peter Wilton · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

India Thailand China Nepal Hong Kong SAR China Indonesia Malaysia Cambodia Taiwan Vietnam Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar (Burma) Laos Macao SAR China Philippines South Korea Brunei Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Hair-crested Drongo look like?: The hair-crested drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae.
How big is a Hair-crested Drongo?: The Hair-crested Drongo is a medium sized bird weighing about 79 g.
Where can you see a Hair-crested Drongo?: The Hair-crested Drongo occurs in 19 countries, including India, Thailand, China, Nepal and Hong Kong SAR China.
What does a Hair-crested Drongo sound like?: You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Hair-crested Drongo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Hair-crested Drongo?: The Hair-crested Drongo is most easily confused with the White-bellied Drongo, the Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo and the Square-tailed Drongo.
Is the Hair-crested Drongo endangered?: The Hair-crested Drongo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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