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title: "Kuifdrongo"
description: "Dicrurus forficatus — Vogels. The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/crested-drongo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kuifdrongo

> Dicrurus forficatus — Vogels. The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.

- Scientific name: *Dicrurus forficatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1026
- Wikidata: [Q855281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855281)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8269](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8269)

## Names

- en: Crested Drongo
- de: Gabeldrongo
- es: Drongo Malgache
- fr: Drongo malgache
- nl: Kuifdrongo
- pl: Dziwogon czubaty

## Countries with the most observations

MG (939), KM (5)

## Summary

The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It is black with a bluish-green sheen, a distinctive crest on the forehead and a forked tail. There are two subspecies; D. f. forficatus is  endemic to Madagascar and D. f. potior, which is larger, is found on the Comoro Islands. Its habitat is lowland forests, both dry and humid, and open savannah country. It is a common bird and the IUCN has listed it as "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_drongo

## Photo

![Kuifdrongo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crested-drongo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6975819

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crested-drongo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).