Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Mittal Gala, Shasank Ongole, and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published April 28, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut drongo cuaforcat |
| Chinese (SIM) | 叉尾乌鹃 |
| Czech | kukačka vidloocasá |
| Dutch | Vorkstaartdrongokoekoek |
| English | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou à queue fourchue |
| French (France) | Coucou à queue fourchue |
| German | Gabelschwanz-Drongokuckuck |
| Indonesian | Kedasi utara |
| Japanese | エンビオウチュウカッコウ |
| Malayalam | കാക്കത്തമ്പുരാട്ടിക്കുയിൽ |
| Norwegian | satengdrongogjøk |
| Polish | kukielczyk indochiński |
| Russian | Вилохвостая дронговая кукушка |
| Serbian | Račvorepa drongo kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka vidlochvostá |
| Spanish | Cuclillo Drongo Coliahorquillado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuclillo drongo coliahorquillado |
| Swedish | klyvstjärtad drongogök |
| Thai | นกคัคคูแซงแซวหางแฉก |
| Turkish | Çatal Kuyruklu Drongo Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля-дронго вилохвоста |
Revision Notes
Mittal Gala and Shasank Ongole revised the account as part of a collaboration with Bird Count India. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Tammy Zhang and Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Claire Walter copyedited the account.
Surniculus dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Pseudornis Dicruroides
Hodgson, 1839. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 8, p.136 pl..
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mountains of Nepal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SURNICULUS
- dicruroides
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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