Dicrurus divaricatus (Glossy-backed Drongo)

Glossy-backed Drongo

Dicrurus divaricatus (Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

The glossy-backed drongo is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It occurs in sub-Saharan Africa from south Mauritania and Senegambia across to Somalia and northern Kenya. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Dicruridae
Genus:
   Dicrurus
Scientific:
  Dicrurus divaricatus

Original description

Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

Reference:
Verz. Doubl. zool. Mus. K. Univ. Berlin

Protonym:
Muscicapa divaricata

Type locality:
Senegambia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89675#page/73/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7763FEC88FDE29AC

Avibase ID:
avibase-7763FEC8

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7763FEC8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 924413

English:
Glossy-backed Drongo
German:
Glanzmanteldrongo
Esperanto:
Savana drongo
Spanish:
Drongo Satinado
Spanish (Spain):
Drongo satinado
Estonian:
Savannidrongo
French:
Drongo de Lichtenstein
Croatian:
Sahelski drongo
Hungarian:
Szuaheli drongó
Japanese:
クロオウチュウ (divaricatus)
Dutch:
Glansrugdrongo
Norwegian:
savannedrongo (divaricatus)
Polish:
dziwogon sahelski
Portuguese:
drongo-de-dorso-brilhante
Portuguese (Portugal):
drongo-de-dorso-brilhante
Russian:
Сахельский дронго
Slovak:
drongo savanový
Serbian:
Sjajnoleđi drongo
Swedish:
saheldrongo
Turkish:
Abanoz drongosu
Ukrainian:
дронго савановий
Chinese:
亮背卷尾

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed) ( Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus/lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed) ( Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus/lugubris) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed) ( Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus/lugubris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Glossy-backed Drongo ( Dicrurus divaricatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a 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 (Blinkrug-)
Bulgarian: Вилоопашато дронго (ssp. divaricatus/lugubris)
Catalan: drongo cuaforcat (divaricatus/lugubris)
Czech: drongo africký (ssp. divaricatus/lugubris)
Danish: Gaffelhalet Drongo (Glossy-rygget)
German: Glanzmanteldrongo, Trauerdrongo (Glanzmanteldrongo)
English: Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed), Glossy-backed Drongo
[ENAV]: Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed)
English, HBW: Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed)
English (IOC): Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed), Glossy-backed Drongo
English (United States): Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed), Glossy-backed Drongo
Esperanto: Savana drongo
Spanish: Drongo Ahorquillado (divaricatus/lugubris), Drongo Satinado
Spanish (Spain): Drongo ahorquillado (divaricatus/lugubris), Drongo satinado
Estonian: Savannidrongo, savannidrongo (ssp. divaricatus/lugubris)
Finnish: sieppodrongo (divaricatus/lugubris)
French: Drongo brillant, Drongo brillant (divaricatus/lugubris), Drongo de Lichtenstein, Drongo de Lichtenstein (divaricatus)
French (Guyane): Drongo de Lichtenstein
Croatian: afrički drongo (divaricatus/lugubris), Sahelski drongo
Hungarian: Szuaheli drongó
Icelandic: Forkdrungi (divaricatus/lugubris)
Japanese: クロオウチュウ (divaricatus)
Scientific: Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus, Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus/lugubris, Dicrurus divaricatus, Dicrurus divaricatus divaricatus, Muscicapa divaricata
Dutch: Fluweeldrongo, Glansrugdrongo, Treurdrongo (Glansrugdrongo)
Norwegian: Savannedrongo, savannedrongo (divaricatus), savannedrongo (divaricatus/lugubris)
Polish: dziwogon sahelski, Dziwogon sawannowy, dziwogon żałobny (divaricatus/lugubris)
Portuguese: drongo-de-dorso-brilhante
Portuguese (Portugal): drongo-de-dorso-brilhante
Rhaeto-Romance: Drongo da la savanna
Russian: Западноафриканский дронго, Сахельский дронго
Slovak: drongo savanový, drongo vidlochvostý (savanový)
Serbian: Severni račvorepi drongo, Sjajnoleđi drongo
Swedish: klykstjärtad drongo (divaricatus/lugubris), saheldrongo
Turkish: Abanoz drongosu, Çatal Kuyruklu Drongo (divaricatus/lugubris)
Ukrainian: Дронго (вилохвостий) савановий, дронго савановий
Chinese: 亮背卷尾