Hair-crested Drongo
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Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
205 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
September 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 Cat Tien National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

70–80% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus remifer

5–10% · With luck
Crow-billed Drongo

Crow-billed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus annectens

Insufficient data
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

70–80% · Very likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

60–70% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

60–70% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Racket-tailed Treepie
LC

Racket-tailed Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crypsirina temia

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
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 Cat Tien National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hair-crested Drongo in Cat Tien National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Hair-crested Drongo in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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