Hair-crested Drongo
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Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sundarbans National Park
7 Verified records at Sundarbans 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park

Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

40–50% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus remifer

Insufficient data
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

30–40% · Possible
Ashy Woodswallow
LC

Ashy Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus fuscus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Sundarbans National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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