Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Dicrurus Higher classification Dicrurus | Phylum Chordata Family Dicruridae Scientific name Dicrurus hottentottus Rank Species | |
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Similar Drongo, Bird, Ashy drongo, Black drongo, Spangled drongo | ||
My 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 (Lepage 2003).
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- My hair crested drongo
- Hair crested drongos dicrurus hottentottus cambodia 20160314 132505 m2ts
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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. The "spangled drongo," Dicrurus bracteatus is native on the east coast of Australia and its name is pejorative slang for a silly person. This may be due to its strange chattering and cackling. _"Complete Book of Australian Birds" Reader's Digest.1977.
Hair crested drongos dicrurus hottentottus cambodia 20160314 132505 m2ts
