Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 16, 2017
Text last updated March 16, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mikstertbyvangerkoekoek |
| Bangla (India) | বানজারা |
| Bulgarian | Индийска дронгова кукувица |
| Catalan | cucut drongo cuaforcat |
| Chinese (SIM) | 叉尾乌鹃 |
| Croatian | kukavica lastarka |
| Czech | kukačka vidloocasá |
| Dutch | Vorkstaartdrongokoekoek |
| English | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo |
| English (AVI) | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou à queue fourchue |
| French (Canada) | Coucou à queue fourchue |
| German | Gabelschwanz-Drongokuckuck |
| Gujarati | કોશી કોયલ |
| Indonesian | Kedasi utara |
| Japanese | エンビオウチュウカッコウ |
| Kannada | ಕಾಜಾಣ ಕೋಗಿಲೆ |
| Malayalam | കാക്കത്തമ്പുരാട്ടിക്കുയിൽ |
| Nepali (Nepal) | पुच्छरकापे चिबे कोइली |
| 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 |
| Telugu | ఐత్రింత కోకిల |
| Thai | นกคัคคูแซงแซวหางแฉก |
| Turkish | Çatal Kuyruklu Drongo Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля-дронго вилохвоста |
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, 2024
Definitions
- SURNICULUS
- dicruroides
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Surniculus dicruroides dicruroides Scientific name definitions
Systematics History
Pseudornis Dicruroides Hodgson, 1839, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 8:136 and plate.—Nepal.
The holotype is an adult, presented by B. H. Hodgson, held at the Natural History Museum, Tring (NHMUK 1843.1.13.1008) (4).
Distribution
Indian Subcontinent.
Field Identification
Described under Plumages.
Surniculus dicruroides 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, 2024
Definitions
- SURNICULUS
- dicruroides
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Surniculus dicruroides stewarti Scientific name definitions
Systematics History
Surniculus lugubris stewarti E. C. S. Baker, 1920, Novitates Zoologicae 26:293.—Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
The holotype, an adult male collected by W. V. Legge at Avisawelle, Western Province, on 9 August 1876, is held at the Natural History Museum, Tring (NHMUK 1898.12.2.297) (4).
Distribution
Sri Lanka.
Field Identification
There is considerable variation in wing and tail length, both within and between the two currently recognized subspecies. Baker (5) provided the following measurements (in mm) of individuals collected in different parts of the range:
| Region | Subspecies | Mean wing length (+ range) | Tail length (range) | No. of specimens |
| Northern India | dicruroides | 140.3 (134‒147) | 106‒133 | 27 |
| Ceylon | stewarti | 126.5 (123‒131) | 126‒141 | 9 |
More recently, Payne (6) provided more detailed mensural data for stewarti, as follows:
| Males (n = 18) | Females (n = 14) | |
| Wing length | 121‒135 (127.3 ± 4.5) | 119‒141 (128.5 ± 6.5) |
| Tail length | 118‒147 (130.4 ± 7.9) | 104‒140 (120.6 ± 9.0) |
| Bill length | 16.8‒20.2 (18.3 ± 1.2) | 17.4‒19.7 (18.2 ± 0.6) |
Surniculus dicruroides stewarti "Baker, ECS", 1920
PROTONYM:
Surniculus lugubris stewarti
"Baker, ECS", 1920. Novitates Zoologicae 26, p. 293.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ceylon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SURNICULUS
- dicruroides
- stewarti
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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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