Where to see
Dicrurus hottentottus
Tangkoko Nature Reserve leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hair-crested Drongo during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Tangkoko Nature Reserve
In Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Indonesia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Hair-crested Drongo sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kaeng Krachan National Park and more
After Tangkoko Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Hair-crested Drongo are in Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 50%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 50%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best option is Manas National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, May and September in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (about 80%), January–April and August–November in Kaeng Krachan National Park (about 50%) and January in Khao Yai National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hair-crested Drongo on a given day. Each park's Hair-crested Drongo page has the full month-by-month chart.
