Hair-crested Drongo

This species was formerly considered conspecific with Dicrurus bracteatus, for which the name Spangled Drongo is now usually reserved. Some authorities consider it conspecific with the Sumatran Drongo .

The Hair-crested Drongo is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Hair-crested Drongo or Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae. It is native from India and Bhutan through Indochina to China, Indonesia, and Brunei (BirdLife International 2008). Hair-crested Drongos move in small flocks and are very noisy. This species was formerly considered conspecific with Dicrurus bracteatus, for which the name "Spangled Drongo" is now usually reserved. Some authorities consider it conspecific with the Sumatran Drongo (Lepage 2003). More

Are the Hair-crested Drongo and the Spangled Drongo alternative names for the same species i.e. Dicrurus hottentottus or are they two different species? Request help from experts. Raj - You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "delhibirdpix" group. To post to this group, send email to delhibirdpix@googlegroups.com. More

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) at Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Author J.M.Garg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:J.M.Garg) Copyright (C) J. M. Garg Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". More

Hair-crested Drongos move in small flocks and are very noisy. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org Hair-crested Drongo - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) is a resident in Himalayan foothills, eastern and western ghats, and north-east India. More