Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dicrurus [modestus or atactus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Fantedrongo
English: Fanti Drongo, Gold Coast Fork-tailed Drongo, Velvet-mantled Drongo (Fanti), Velvet-mantled Drongo (Gold Coast)
English, HBW: Velvet-mantled Drongo (Fanti)
English (IOC): Fanti Drongo, Velvet-mantled Drongo (Fanti)
English (United States): Fanti Drongo
Spanish: Drongo Fanti
Spanish (Spain): Drongo fanti, Drongo modesto (atactus)
French: Drongo des Fantis, Drongo d'Oberholser, Drongo modeste (atactus)
Japanese: ビロウドオウチュウ (atactus)
Scientific: Dicrurus adsimilis atactus, Dicrurus atactus, Dicrurus modestus atactus
Dutch: Fantidrongo
Norwegian: jungeldrongo (atactus)
Polish: dziwogon gwinejski
Portuguese: drongo-fante
Portuguese (Portugal): drongo-fante
Russian: Гвинейский дронго
Slovak: drongo družný
Serbian: Fanti drongo
Swedish: fantidrongo
Turkish: Mavi-mor drongo
Ukrainian: дронго гвінейський
Chinese: 叉尾绒背卷尾