Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis] (Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis])

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Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis]

Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis] (= Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Dicruridae
Genus:
   Dicrurus
Scientific:
  Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Corvus hottentottus

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946351

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CC5192B5C320A26D

Avibase ID:
avibase-CC5192B5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CC5192B5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 924459

Geographic range:

Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus: India to Myanmar, n Thailand and s Indochina
Dicrurus hottentottus brevirostris: breeds central and southern China south to n Myanmar, n Laos and n Vietnam; most of the population migrates south, wintering in Indochina, Thailand, and Myanmar
Dicrurus hottentottus borneensis: N Borneo, Maratua and Matasiri islands
Dicrurus hottentottus jentincki: eastern Java, Bali, Masalembu, and Kangean Island
Dicrurus hottentottus faberi: Panaitan Island and islands in Jakarta Bay, western Java
Dicrurus hottentottus leucops: Sulawesi, Matasiri Island (Java Sea), Sanghie, and Siau
Dicrurus hottentottus banggaiensis: Banggai Islands, off of eastern Sulawesi
Dicrurus hottentottus guillemardi: Central Moluccas (Bisa and Obi)
Dicrurus hottentottus pectoralis: Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangola and Sanana)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis]
French:
Drongo à crinière [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus, excl. palawanensis, cuyensis, suluensis])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]

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