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Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

About Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Drongos

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

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