Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Dicrurus hottentottus
Family: Drongos · Status: Vagrant · Size: 28 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Breeds widely from India to eastern China; also present in Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
Hair-crested Drongo has a longer, more slender, and slightly downcurved bill than other drongos. The tips of the outer tail feathers are curled upwards and inwards.
Mixed woodland and open country, mostly lowlands; sometimes parks and gardens on migration.
Sit-and-wait predator; sallies from a high perch to take invertebrates and small reptiles on the wing or on the ground.