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Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum]

Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] (= Surniculus lugubris) (Horsfield, T 1821)

The square-tailed drongo-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo that resembles a black drongo. It is found in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia and is a summer visitor to the Himalayas from Kashmir to eastern Bangladesh. The calls are series of piercing sharp whistles rising in pitch but shrill and choppily delivered. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Horsfield, T 1821)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 13 p.179

Protonym:
  Cuculus lugubris

Type locality:
  Java.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754912


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A6A5EE59B09A5677

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A6A5EE59

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A6A5EE59


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554715

Geographic range:

  • Surniculus lugubris lugubris: Java and Bali
  • Surniculus lugubris [brachyurus or minimus]: Himalayas from Kashmir eastward to northeastern India and Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand southward through the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo, and Palawan
  • Surniculus dicruroides barussarum: breeds northeastern India through northern southeastern Asia and southeastern China, including Hainan; winters southward to Sumatra
English:
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum]
French:
Coucou surnicou [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (incl. barussarum, minimus) ( Surniculus lugubris [incl. barussarum, minimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (incl. barussarum, minimus) ( Surniculus lugubris [incl. barussarum, minimus, brachyurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum] ( Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2021:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2024:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
eBird version 2024:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus lugubris) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Surniculus [lugubris, musschenbroeki or dicruroides]

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Bengali: বর্গ-লেজি ফিঙেপাপিয়া
Catalan: Cucut-drongo asiàtic, Cucut-drongo de la Sonda
Czech: kukačka drongovitá
Danish: Drongogøg
German: Drongokuckuck, Geradschwanz-Drongokuckuck
English: Asian Drongo-Cuckoo, Drongo Cuckoo, Drongo-cuckoo, Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (incl. barussarum, minimus), Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum]
English, HBW: Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo
English (IOC): Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
English (United States): Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Spanish: Cuclillo drongo colitruncado
Spanish (Spain): Cuclillo Drongo Colitruncado
Spanish (HBW): Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Estonian: drongokägu
Finnish: drongokäki
French: Coucou surnicou, Coucou surnicou [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum], Coucou surnicou [incl. barussarum, minimus], Surnicou d'Asie (incl. barussarum, minimus)
Croatian: indonezijska kukavica
Hungarian: ázsiai drongókakukk
Indonesian: Burung Kedasi Hitam, Kedasi hitam
Icelandic: Fleðugaukur
Italian: Cuculo drongo asiatico
Japanese (romaji): ōchū kakkō, ouchuukakkou
Japanese: オウチュウカッコウ
Japanese (Kanji): 烏秋郭公
Korean: 검은두견이
Korean (Transliteration): geomeun-dugyeoni
Scientific: Cuculus lugubris, Surniculus lugubris, Surniculus lugubris [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum], Surniculus lugubris [incl. barussarum, minimus, brachyurus], Surniculus lugubris [incl. barussarum, minimus], Surniculus lugubris lugubris
Lithuanian: Azijinė dronginė gegutė
Latvian: lirastes dzeguze
Malay: Burung Hamba Kera, Burung Sawai, Burung Sewah Sawai
Dutch: Drongo-koekoek, Rechtstaartdrongokoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Glansdrongogauk
Norwegian: Glansdrongogjøk
Polish: kukielczyk
Pinyin: juǎn-wěi-juān, wū kāgū, wū-juān, wū-kēgū
Portuguese: cuco-drongo-de-cauda-quadrada
Portuguese (Portugal): cuco-drongo-de-cauda-quadrada
Russian: Дронговая кукушка
Slovak: kukučka drongovitá
Serbian: Ravnorepa drongo kukavica
Swedish: tvärstjärtad drongogök
Tamil: Karichan Kuyil
Thai: นกคัคคูแซงแซว
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰák-kʰuu saeeŋ-saeew
Turkish: Asya drongo guguğu
Ukrainian: Зозуля-дронго азійська
Vietnamese: Chim Cu cu đen
Chinese: 乌喀咕, 乌鹃, 卷尾鹃, 方尾乌鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 卷尾鵑, 方尾烏鵑, 烏喀咕, 烏鵑
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 烏鵑
Chinese (Taiwan): 乌鹃

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