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Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, JM 1794)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Dicruridae
Genus:
   Dicrurus
Scientific:
  Dicrurus adsimilis

Original description

Citation:
  (Bechstein, JM 1794)

Reference:
   Allg. Uebers. Vög. [Latham] 2, th.1 p.362

Protonym:
  Corvus adsimilis

Type locality:
  South Africa, restricted to Duwyenshoek River, southern Cape Province by Clancev (1956, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 76, p. 85).

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/234855#page/410/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4B54F25AE126FEA6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4B54F25A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4B54F25A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559755

English:
Fork-tailed Drongo
Afrikaans:
Mikstertbyvanger
Catalan:
drongo cuaforcat
Czech:
drongo africký
Danish:
Gaffelhalet Drongo
German:
Trauerdrongo
Esperanto:
Forkvosta drongo
Spanish:
Drongo ahorquillado
Spanish (Spain):
Drongo ahorquillado
Estonian:
savannidrongo
Finnish:
sieppodrongo
French:
Drongo brillant
Croatian:
afrički drongo
Hungarian:
szuaheli drongó
Icelandic:
Forkdrungi
Italian:
Drongo codaforcuta
Japanese:
クロオウチュウ
Lithuanian:
skeltauodegis drongas
Dutch:
Treurdrongo
Norwegian:
Savannedrongo
Polish:
dziwogon żałobny
Portuguese:
drongo-de-cauda-forcada
Portuguese (Portugal):
drongo-de-cauda-forcada
Russian:
Траурный дронго
Slovak:
drongo vidlochvostý
Serbian:
Račvorepi drongo
Swedish:
klykstjärtad drongo
Turkish:
Çatal kuyruklu drongo
Ukrainian:
дронго вилохвостий
Chinese:
叉尾卷尾
Chinese (Traditional):
叉尾卷尾

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. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis)
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]

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.


Afrikaans: Mikstertbyvanger
Catalan: drongo cuaforcat
Czech: drongo africký
Welsh: Drongo cynffonfforchog
Danish: Gaffelhalet Drongo
German: Trauerdrongo
English: Fork-tailed Drongo
English, HBW: Fork-tailed Drongo (Fork-tailed)
English (IOC): Fork-tailed Drongo
English (United States): Fork-tailed Drongo
Esperanto: Forkvosta drongo
Spanish: Drongo ahorquillado
Spanish (Spain): Drongo ahorquillado
Estonian: savannidrongo
Finnish: sieppodrongo
French: Drongo à queue fourchue, Drongo brillant
French (Guyane): Drongo brillant
Galician: Drongo de rabo forcado
Croatian: afrički drongo
Hungarian: Szerecsendrongó, szuaheli drongó
Icelandic: Forkdrungi
Italian: Drongo codaforcuta
Japanese: クロオウチュウ
Scientific: Corvus adsimilis, Dicrurus adsimilis, Dicrurus adsimilis adsimilis
Lithuanian: skeltauodegis drongas
Dutch: Treurdrongo, Vorkstaartdrongo
Norwegian: Savannedrongo
Polish: dziwogon żałobny
Portuguese: drongo-de-cauda-forcada
[PTAO]: Drongo-de-cauda-forcada
Portuguese (Portugal): drongo-de-cauda-forcada
Rhaeto-Romance: Drongo da la cua spartida
Russian: Траурный дронго
Slovak: drongo vidlochvostý
Serbian: Račvorepi drongo
Swedish: klykstjärtad drongo
Turkish: Çatal kuyruklu drongo
Ukrainian: дронго вилохвостий
Chinese: 叉尾卷尾
Chinese (Traditional): 叉尾卷尾

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