Hair-crested Drongo vs Mayotte Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus compared with Dicrurus waldenii

Key Differences

• Hair-crested Drongo is Least Concern while Mayotte Drongo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hair-crested Drongo	Mayotte Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Dicruridae	Dicruridae
Genus same	Dicrurus	Dicrurus
Species	Dicrurus hottentottus	Dicrurus waldenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Hair-crested Drongo and Mayotte Drongo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dicrurus.

Conservation Status

Hair-crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Mayotte Drongo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hair-crested Drongo	Mayotte Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hair-crested Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mayotte Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway