Dicrurus hottentottus  (Linnaeus, 1766)

Hair-crested Drongo

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Species: hottentottus

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• Common names: Hair-crested Drongo
• Thai names: นกแซงแซวหงอนขน
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus: India to Myanmar, n Thailand and s Indochina
  Dicrurus hottentottus brevirostris: breeds central and southern China south to n Myanmar, n Laos and n Vietnam; most of the population migrates south, wintering in Indochina, Thailand, and Myanmar
  Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis: N Borneo, Maratua and Matasiri islands
  Dicrurus hottentottus jentincki: eastern Java, Bali, Masalembu, and Kangean Island
  Dicrurus hottentottus faberi: Panaitan Island and islands in Jakarta Bay, western Java
  Dicrurus hottentottus leucops: Sulawesi, Matasiri Island (Java Sea), Sanghie, and Siau
  Dicrurus hottentottus banggaiensis: Banggai Islands, off of eastern Sulawesi
  Dicrurus hottentottus guillemardi: Central Moluccas (Bisa and Obi)
  Dicrurus hottentottus pectoralis: Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangola and Sanana)
  Dicrurus hottentottus palawanensis: southern Philippines (Palawan, Busuanga, Mapun, Culion, Balabac)
  Dicrurus hottentottus cuyensis: Philippines (Cuyo and Semirara)
  Dicrurus hottentottus suluensis: Sulu Archipelago
  Dicrurus hottentottus striatus: S Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao and Nipa)
  Dicrurus hottentottus samarensis: Philippines (Bohol, Leyte, Panaon, Samar and Calicoan)
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population trend unknown. ​[2]
• Image locations: Phetchaburi (Kaeng Krachan N.P.)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Dicrurus hottentottus from Thailand.

Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentotus (Linnaeus, 1766) Kaeng Krachan N.P. Phetchaburi Thailand April

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References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 12 July 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Dicrurus hottentottus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103711043A95131033. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103711043A95131033.en. Downloaded on 12 July 2020.​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.