Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Corvus hottentottus
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope. Based on 'le Choucas du Cap de Bonne Esperance,' Brisson, 1760, Ornithologia, 2, p. 33, pi. 2, fig. 2. Type locality Chandernagor, southern Bengal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/159/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C8024761C1491F72
Avibase ID:
avibase-C8024761
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C8024761
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559767
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, menagei] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, menagei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, incl. viridinitens, menagei] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, incl. viridinitens, menagei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, menagei] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, menagei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, menagei] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, menagei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, incl. viridinitens, menagei] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, incl. viridinitens, menagei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, incl. viridinitens, menagei] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, incl. viridinitens, menagei]) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 5] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 5] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Dicrurus [hottentottus, menagei, sumatranus or bracteatus]
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Other synonyms
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