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
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 ID:
A6A5EE59B09A5677
Avibase ID:
avibase-A6A5EE59
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A6A5EE59
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554715
Geographic range:
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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