The common square-tailed drongo, formerly the square-tailed drongo, is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae. It is a common resident breeder in parts of southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Smith, A, 1834)
Reference:
S.Afr.Q.J.(2) p.144
Protonym:
Edolius ludwigii
Avibase ID:
E83D45A633F66806
Avibase ID:
avibase-E83D45A6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E83D45A6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559769
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Square-tailed, Sharpe's or Western Drongo ( Dicrurus [ludwigii, sharpei or occidentalis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Square-tailed, Sharpe's or Western Drongo ( Dicrurus [ludwigii, sharpei or occidentalis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Square-tailed, Sharpe's or Western Drongo ( Dicrurus [ludwigii, sharpei or occidentalis]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Drongo de Ludwig ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Drongo de Ludwig ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: square-tailed drongo sp. ( Dircurus occidentalis/sharpei/ludwigii) |
eBird version 2021: square-tailed drongo sp. ( Dicrurus occidentalis/sharpei/ludwigii) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Dicrurus ludwigii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dicrurus ludwigii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dicrurus ludwigii [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Square-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus ludwigii) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dicrurus ludwigii [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dicrurus ludwigii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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