Hair-crested Drongo vs Sumatran Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus compared with Dicrurus sumatranus

Key Differences

• Hair-crested Drongo is Least Concern while Sumatran Drongo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hair-crested Drongo	Sumatran 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 sumatranus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hair-crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran Drongo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hair-crested Drongo	Sumatran 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.

Sumatran Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway