Hair-crested Drongo
A species of Drongos Scientific name : Dicrurus hottentottus Genus : Drongos
Hair-crested Drongo, A species of Drongos
Botanical name: Dicrurus hottentottus
Genus: Drongos
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Description General Info
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Description
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). It is native from Bangladesh, 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. 
Size
32 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Hair-crested Drongo primarily consumes insects and nectar, capturing prey in flight from perches and exploiting blooms for nectar and insect-rich opportunities. It forages both alone and in groups, using its bill adeptly to feed and sometimes trailing primates, aiding in cross-pollination through pollen collection.
Habitat
The hair-crested Drongo is primarily a forest inhabitant, favoring environments such as broadleaf evergreen, moist deciduous forests, second-growth woodlands, dense scrub, and occasionally bamboo forests. This species is adaptable and can be found in a variety of forested settings, including small tree-jungle, pine forests, and monsoon forests across broader geographical regions. The hair-crested Drongo also occurs in parks and gardens, particularly during migration, preferring open forest areas, clearings, forest edges, and lightly wooded zones.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Drongos Genus
Drongos Species
Hair-crested Drongo 
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