Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Scientific name definitions
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (4)
Gérard Rocamora and Dosithée Yeatman-Berthelot
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 13, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 13, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mikstertbyvanger |
| Czech | drongo africký |
| English | Fork-tailed Drongo |
| English (United States) | Fork-tailed Drongo |
| French | Drongo brillant |
| French (French Guiana) | Drongo brillant |
| German | Trauerdrongo |
| Icelandic | Forkdrungi |
| Norwegian | savannedrongo |
| Polish | dziwogon żałobny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Drongo-de-cauda-forcada |
| Russian | Траурный дронго |
| Serbian | Račvorepi drongo |
| Slovak | drongo vidlochvostý |
| Spanish | Drongo Ahorquillado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Drongo ahorquillado |
| Swedish | klykstjärtad drongo |
| Turkish | Çatal Kuyruklu Drongo |
| Ukrainian | Дронго вилохвостий |
Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794)
PROTONYM:
Corvus adsimilis
Bechstein, 1794. Alleg. Uebers. Vögel [Latham] 2, p.362.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa, restricted to Duwyenshoek River, southern Cape Province by Clancev (1956, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 76, p. 85).
Definitions
- DICRURUS
- adsimilis
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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