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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dicruridae
Genus: Dicrurus
Scientific: Dicrurus adsimilis
Citation: (Bechstein, 1794)
Reference: Allg.Uebers.Vogel[Latham] 2 p.362
Protonym: Corvus adsimilis
Avibase ID: 25C3A6D0B850D92B
Short link: https://avibase.ca/25C3A6D0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559755
Geographic range:
Dicrurus adsimilis adsimilis : eastern and southern South Africa (southwestern Western Cape north to southern Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, and western Swaziland
Dicrurus adsimilis fugax : S Uganda and Kenya to n Natal and Zimbabwe
Dicrurus adsimilis apivorus : Angola, s Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, and n Cape Prov.
Dicrurus divaricatus [incl. jubaensis] : southwestern Mauriania, Senegal, and Gambia east to northern Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, northern Uganda, and northern Kenya
Dicrurus modestus modestus : Príncipe I. (Gulf of Guinea)
Dicrurus modestus coracinus : Bioko and southern Nigeria east to southwestern Central African Republic, extreme southwestern South Sudan, and western Kenya, south to Gabon, central Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Angola
Dicrurus atactus : Sierra Leone and southern Guinea east to southwestern Nigeria
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Source: Clements checklist
English: Fork-tailed, Glossy-backed or Velvet-mantled Drongo
Czech: drongo africký
German: Trauerdrongo
Danish: Gaffelhalet Drongo
Spanish: Drongo Horquillado
Finnish: sieppodrongo
French: Drongo brillant. D. de Lichtenstein ou D. modeste
Italian: Drongo codaforcuta
Japanese: kuroouchuu
Japanese: クロオウチュウ
Dutch: Fluweeldrongo
Norwegian: Savannedrongo
Polish: dziwogon zalobny
Portuguese: drongo-de-cauda-furcada
Russian: Вилохвостый дронго
Slovak: drongo vidlochvostý
Swedish: Klykstjärtad drongo
Chinese: 又尾卷尾
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo ( Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus] )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Clements 3rd edition: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis )
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James Lee Peters: Dicrurus adsimilis
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James Lee Peters (original): Dicrurus adsimilis
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Dicrurus adsimilis
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
species group (sometimes a species)
Related taxa
Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3 4
Other synonyms
Afrikaans: MikstertbyvangerCzech: Drongo africkýDanish: Gaffelhalet DrongoGerman: Gabelschwanzdrongo, TrauerdrongoEnglish: Forktailed Drongo, Fork-tailed Drongo, Fork-tailed or Velvet-mantled Drongo, Fork-tailed, Glossy-backed or Velvet-mantled DrongoSpanish: Drongo HorquilladoEstonian: savannidrongoFinnish: SieppodrongoFrench: Drongo brillant, Drongo brillant ou D. modeste, Drongo brillant. D. de Lichtenstein ou D. modesteHindi: Kari karuman, Karichan, Karuvattu valiHungarian: szuaheli drongóItalian: Drongo codaforcutaJapanese: kuroouchuuJapanese: クロオウチュウ, クロオオチュウKwangali: NteneLatin: Corvus adsimilis, Dicrurus [adsimilis or modestus], Dicrurus [adsimilis, divaricatus or modestus], Dicrurus adsimilis, Dicrurus adsimilis adsimilisLithuanian: Skeltauodegis drongasMalayalam: ആനറാഞ്ചിDutch: FluweeldrongoNorwegian: SavannedrongoSotho, Northern: ThekoPolish: dziwogon zalobny, dziwogon żałobnyPortuguese: Drongo-de-cauda-forcada, drongo-de-cauda-furcadaRussian: Вилохвостый дронго, траурный дронгоSlovak: Drongo vidlicochvostý, drongo vidlochvostýShona: NhenguSiswant: IntsenguSwedish: Klykstjärtad drongoSwahili: Mlamba, Mramba NchaTswana: KuamosiTsonga: MantenguUkrainian: Дронго вилохвостийXhosa: IntenguChinese: 又尾卷尾Chinese (Traditional): 叉尾卷尾Zulu: iNtengu