The fork-tailed drongo, also called the common drongo, African drongo, or savanna drongo, is a species of drongo in the family Dicruridae, which are medium-sized passerine birds of the Old World. It is native to the tropics, subtropics and temperate zones of the Afrotropics. Its range was formerly considered to include Asia, but the Asian species is now called the black drongo. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Bechstein, JM 1794)
Reference:
Lathams allg. Uebers. Vög.
2 p.362
Protonym:
Corvus adsimilis
Avibase ID:
4B54F25AE126FEA6
Avibase ID:
avibase-4B54F25A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4B54F25A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559755
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Dicrurus [adsimilis or divaricatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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