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Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo

Surniculus dicruroides (Hodgson, BH 1839)

The fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo that resembles a black drongo. It is found resident mainly in peninsular India in hill forests although some specimens are known from the Himalayan foothills. It can be easily distinguished by its straight beak and the white barred vent. It has a deeply forked tail often having a white spot on the back of the head. The song has been described as a series of 5 or 6 whistling "pip-pip-pip-pip-pip-" notes rising in pitch with each "pip". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Surniculus
Scientific:
  Surniculus dicruroides

Original description

Citation:
  (Hodgson, BH 1839)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 8, pt.1, no.86 p.136 pl

Protonym:
  Pseudornis Dicruroides

Type locality:
  Mountains of Nepal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123736#page/160/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3D76BAC5B5D30D02

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3D76BAC5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3D76BAC5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 705384

English:
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo
Catalan:
Cucut-drongo cuaforcat
German:
Gabelschwanz-Drongokuckuck
Spanish:
Cuclillo drongo coliahorquillado
Spanish (Spain):
Cuclillo Drongo Coliahorquillado
French:
Coucou à queue fourchue
Italian:
Cuculo drongo codaforcuta
Japanese (romaji):
enbiouchuukakkou
Japanese:
エンビオウチュウカッコウ
Nepali:
चिबे कोइली
Dutch:
Vorkstaartdrongokoekoek
Norwegian:
Satengdrongogjøk
Polish:
kukielczyk indochiński
Slovak:
kukučka vidlochvostá
Swedish:
klyvstjärtad drongogök
Thai:
นกคัคคูแซงแซว (dicruroides)
Chinese:
*乌鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
扇尾烏鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition:
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 5]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Surniculus lugubris dicruroides [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus dicruroides) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Surniculus dicruroides [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Surniculus dicruroides [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Surniculus [lugubris or dicruroides] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Cucut-drongo cuaforcat
German: Gabelschwanz-Drongokuckuck
English: Asian Drongo-Cuckoo (Fork-tailed), Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo
Spanish: Cuclillo drongo coliahorquillado
Spanish (Spain): Cuclillo Drongo Coliahorquillado
French: Coucou à queue fourchue, Coucou surnicou (à queue fourchue), Coucou surnicou de Chine, Coucou velouté de Chine, Coucou-surnicou de Chine, Surnicou à queue fourchue
Italian: Cuculo drongo codaforcuta
Japanese (romaji): enbiouchuukakkou
Japanese: エンビオウチュウカッコウ
Scientific: Cuculus dicruricaudus, Pseudornis Dicruroides, Surniculus dicruroides, Surniculus dicruroides dicruroides, Surniculus lugubris dicruroides
Malayalam: കാക്കത്തമ്പുരാട്ടിക്കുയിൽ
Nepali: चिबे कोइली
Dutch: Vorkstaartdrongokoekoek
Norwegian: Satengdrongogjøk
Polish: kukielczyk indochiński
Slovak: kukučka vidlochvostá
Swedish: klyvstjärtad drongogök
Thai: นกคัคคูแซงแซว (dicruroides)
Vietnamese: Cu cu đen
Chinese: *乌鹃, 乌鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 扇尾烏鵑

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