The hair-crested drongo 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 in D. hottentottus as subspecies. Source: Wikipedia
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:
D869DAB58886F340
Avibase ID:
avibase-D869DAB5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D869DAB5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559767
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Hair-crested Drongo [hottentottus] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [hottentottus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Dicrurus [hottentottus or striatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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