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;[[: Category:Surniculus|Surniculus]] lugubris | ;[[: Category:Surniculus|Surniculus]] lugubris | ||
'''Includes: Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo; Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo and Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo''' | '''Includes: Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo; Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo and Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo''' | ||
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[[Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo]] has in the past been included as another subspecies, and the name of the combined species was "Drongo Cuckoo". The remaining species is sometimes split up in three species. | [[Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo]] has in the past been included as another subspecies, and the name of the combined species was "Drongo Cuckoo". The remaining species is sometimes split up in three species. | ||
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[[Image:4715DSCN2745.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|rizal2003|rizal2003}}<br />Port Dickson, [[Malaysia]]]] | [[Image:4715DSCN2745.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|rizal2003|rizal2003}}<br />Port Dickson, [[Malaysia]]]] | ||
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*''S. l. dicruroides'': | *''S. l. dicruroides'': | ||
:*Northern [[India]] to southern [[China]] and [[Indochina]]; winters to [[Indonesia]] | :*Northern [[India]] to southern [[China]] and [[Indochina]]; winters to [[Indonesia]] | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 19 November 2012
- Surniculus lugubris
Includes: Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo; Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo and Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Identification
25cm.
Overall glossy black.Small white nuchal patch and white thighs are difficult to observe in the field.
From Drongos by thinner slightly down curved beak, forked tail (slightly) with white barrings on vent and under tail coverts.
Distribution
Asia: found in tThe Indian sub-continent, southern China through south-east Asia to the Greater Sundas, Bali, Sulawesi, and Philippines.
Northern populations are migratory.
Taxonomy
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo has in the past been included as another subspecies, and the name of the combined species was "Drongo Cuckoo". The remaining species is sometimes split up in three species.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1]:
- S. l. dicruroides:
- S. l. lugubris:
- S. l. brachyurus:
- Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangka Island, Borneo and south-western Philippines
- S. l. musschenbroeki:
- Sulawesi, Butung, Halmahera, Bacan and Obi islands
Habitat
Forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Keeps to the canopy and the crown of tall trees. Does not chase insects from a open perch in the manner of drongos.
A known brood parasite of Striped Tit-Babbler.
Very vocal.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Square-tailed_Drongo-Cuckoo
