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Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis LC
- Synonyms Kingcrow, Common Drongo, Fork-tailed/Glossy-backed Drongo, Black Drongo, Glossy-backed Drongo, Forktailed Drongo, Fork tailed Drongo, Fork-tailed or Glossy-backed Drongo, Drongo, African Drongo
- Old latin name for bird Corvus adsimilis
Fork-tailed Drongobird sounds *
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Related species
Grande Comore Drongo
Shining Drongo
Palawan Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Sulawesi Drongo
Crested Drongo
Tablas Drongo
Paradise Drongo
Where to see Fork-tailed Drongo
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread in African savannas
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Fork-tailed Drongo subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dicrurus adsimilis adsimilis | w Swaziland and e, s South Africa | - | No |
| Dicrurus adsimilis apivorus | se Gabon and Congo to n South Africa | - | No |
| Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus | Senegambia and s Mauritania to sw Chad | - | No |
| Dicrurus adsimilis fugax | Uganda and Kenya s to ne South Africa and Swaziland | - | No |
| Dicrurus adsimilis jubaensis | s Somalia and s Ethiopia | - | No |
| Dicrurus adsimilis lugubris | s Chad to Eritrea, Ethiopia, n Kenya and n Somalia | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mikstertbyvanger |
| Catalan | drongo cuaforcat |
| Chinese | 叉尾卷尾, 又尾卷尾 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 叉尾卷尾 |
| Croatian | afrički drongo |
| Czech | drongo africký |
| Danish | Gaffelhalet Drongo |
| Dutch | Fluweeldrongo, Vorkstaartdrongo, Treurdrongo |
| Esperanto | Forkvosta drongo |
| Estonian | savannidrongo |
| Finnish | sieppodrongo |
| French | Drongo brillant ou D. de Lichtenstein, Drongo brillant d'Afrique, Drongo brillant, Drongo à queue fourchue |
| Galician | Drongo de rabo forcado |
| German | Gabelschwanzdrongo, Trauerdrongo, Trauerdrongo/Glanzmanteldrongo |
| Hindi | Karichan, Karuvattu vali, Kari karuman |
| Hungarian | szuaheli drongó, Szerecsendrongó |
| Icelandic | Forkdrungi |
| Italian | Drongo codaforcuta |
| Japanese | クロオウチュウ |
| Lithuanian | skeltauodegis drongas |
| Malayalam | ആനറാഞ്ചി |
| Norwegian | savannedrongo |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Savannedrongo |
| Polish | dziwogon żałobny/sahelski, dziwogon żałobny, dziwogon zalobny |
| Portuguese | drongo-de-cauda-furcada, drongo-de-cauda-forcada |
| Russian | Вилохвостый дронго, Траурный/Сахельский дронго, Траурный дронго |
| Serbian | Račvorepi/sjajnoleđi drongo, Račvorepi drongo |
| Shona | Nhengu |
| Slovak | Drongo vidlicochvostý, drongo vidlochvostý/savanový, drongo vidlochvostý |
| Spanish | Drongo ahorquillado, Drongo Horquillado, Drongo Ahorquillado/Satinado |
| Swahili | Mramba Ncha, Mlamba |
| Swedish | klykstjärtad drongo, klykstjärtad drongo/saheldrongo, glans-/klykstjärtad drongo |
| Tsonga | Mantengu |
| Tswana | Kuamosi |
| Turkish | Çatal Kuyruklu Drongo, Çatal kuyruklu drongo/Abanoz drongosu |
| Ukrainian | дронго вилохвостий |
| Welsh | Drongo cynffonfforchog |
| Xhosa | Intengu |
| Zulu | iNtengu |