• Synonyms Madascar Crested Drongo, Madagascar Crested Drongo, Madagascar Drongo
  • Old latin name for bird Lanius forficatus

Crested Drongobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Madagascar
  • 2.
    Song, © Francesco Barberini
    Madagascar
  • 3.
    Song, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Madagascar
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Madagascar
  • 5.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
  • 6.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
  • 7.
    Call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Madagascar
  • 8.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Madagascar
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Crested Drongo

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Anjouan (ec Comoros) and Madagascar

Crested Drongo subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dicrurus forficatus forficatusMadagascar and some satellites-No
Dicrurus forficatus potiorAnjouan (ec Comoros)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalandrongo crestat
Chinese冠卷尾
Chinese (Traditional)馬達加斯加冠卷尾
Croatianmadagaskarski drongo
Czechdrongo chocholatý
DanishToppet Drongo
DutchKuifdrongo
Estoniantuttdrongo
Finnishtöyhtödrongo
FrenchDrongo huppé, Drongo malgache
GermanMadagaskardrongo, Gabeldrongo
Hungarianbúbos drongó
IcelandicToppdrungi
ItalianDrongo crestato, Drongo crestato del Madagascar
Japaneseマダガスカルオウチュウ
Lithuanianmadagaskarinis kuoduotasis drongas
Malagasytsingetry, Lova, Relovy, Railovy, Railomba
Norwegianbørstedrongo
Norwegian NynorskBørstedrongo
Polishdziwogon czubaty
Portuguesedrongo-malgaxe
RussianХохлатый дронго
SerbianĆubasti drongo
Slovakdrongo chochlatý
SpanishDrongo malgache, Drongo Crestado
Swedishmadagaskardrongo, Tofsdrongo
TurkishSorguçlu Drongo
Ukrainianдронго чубатий