Adult (Hair-crested) © S S Cheema eBird S36579590 Macaulay Library ML 56990531
Adult (Bornean) © Wei Yan
Adult (White-eyed) © Scott Baker
Adult (Javan) © Adam Higgins
Adult (Hair-crested) © Simon Best
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Adult (Bornean) © Scott Baker
Adult (White-eyed) © John Drummond
Adult (Hair-crested) © Martjan Lammertink
Adult (Hair-crested) © abhijith a.p.c

Haarkuifdrongo Dicrurus hottentottus

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Identification

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A large and stocky black drongo with glimmering blue iridescence on the wings, breast, and neck. Note triangular tail with flaring tips that curl out sideways and a large, curved bill with which it crushes insects and probes for nectar. Long, thin, hair-like feathers on its forehead, present only in some subspecies, may be visible at close range. Birds in Java and Sulawesi have white eyes. Encountered singly or in small flocks; also joins foraging flocks with other species. Found in a wide range of forested habitats, where it often uses exposed perches. Calls include a varied jumble of various harsh screeches, nasal yelps, metallic sounds, and beeps.

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