Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (6)
Guy M. Kirwan, Gérard Rocamora, and Dosithée Yeatman-Berthelot
Version: 2.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mikstertbyvanger |
| Catalan | drongo cuaforcat |
| Czech | drongo africký |
| English | Fork-tailed Drongo |
| English (United States) | Fork-tailed Drongo |
| French | Drongo brillant |
| French (France) | Drongo brillant |
| German | Trauerdrongo |
| Icelandic | Forkdrungi |
| Japanese | クロオウチュウ |
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794)
PROTONYM:
Corvus adsimilis
Bechstein, 1794. Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 2, p.362.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa, restricted to Duwyenshoek River, southern Cape Province by Clancev (1956, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 76, p. 85).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DICRURUS
- adsimilis
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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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Distribution of the Fork-tailed Drongo
