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
Avibase ID:
ECDCB3A5D486C4BD
Avibase ID:
avibase-ECDCB3A5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ECDCB3A5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559767
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Hair-crested Drongo [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris] ( Dicrurus hottentottus [incl. viridinitens, meeki, longirostris]) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 6] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 6] |
eBird version 1.52: Hair-crested Drongo ( Dicrurus hottentottus) [version 6] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Dicrurus [hottentottus, menagei, sumatranus or bracteatus]
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