Hair-crested Drongo
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Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bali Barat National Park
135 Verified records at Bali Barat National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park

Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

30–40% · Possible
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

80–90% · Very likely
Bali Myna
CR

Bali Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leucopsar rothschildi

70–80% · Very likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

70–80% · Very likely
White-shouldered Triller
LC

White-shouldered Triller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lalage sueurii

60–70% · Likely
Olive-backed Tailorbird
LC

Olive-backed Tailorbird

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Orthotomus sepium

50–60% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

50–60% · Likely
Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker
LC

Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trochileum

40–50% · Likely
Sooty-headed Bulbul
LC

Sooty-headed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus aurigaster

40–50% · Likely
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
10 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
12 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
13 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
18 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
21 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
22 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
24 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hair-crested Drongo in Bali Barat National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hair-crested Drongo in Bali Barat National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Hair-crested Drongo in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.

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