• Synonyms Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (incl. barussarum, incl. barussarum], Drongo Cuckoo, minimus), Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo [excl. stewarti, Asian Drongo-Cuckoo, Drongo-cuckoo
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus lugubris

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 3.
    Song, © Kim Chuah Lim
    Malaysia
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Yogesh Patel
    India
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Thailand
  • 6.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Philippines
  • 7.
    Call, © Vijay Anand Ismavel
    India
  • 8.
    Song, © Agris Celmins
    Vietnam
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion nw Himalayas to se China, s to Malay Pen., Greater Sundas and Palawan group (s Philippines)

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Surniculus lugubris barussarume India, n Myanmar, n Thailand, n Indochina, Yunnan and Hainan (off se China)-No
Surniculus lugubris brachyurusnw Himalayas to ne India and Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand to the Malay Pen., Sumatra, Borneo, and Palawan-No
Surniculus lugubris lugubrisJava and Bali-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliবর্গ-লেজি ফিঙেপাপিয়া
CatalanCucut-drongo asiàtic, cucut-drongo de la Sonda
Chinese乌喀咕, 方尾乌鹃, 乌鹃, 卷尾鹃
Chinese (Traditional)烏喀咕, 烏鵑, 方尾烏鵑, 卷尾鵑
Croatianindonezijska kukavica
Czechkukačka drongovitá
DanishDrongogøg
DutchDrongo-koekoek, Rechtstaartdrongokoekoek
Estoniandrongokägu
Finnishdrongokäki
FrenchSurnicou d'Asie (incl. barussarum, Coucou surnicou, minimus], Coucou surnicou [incl. barussarum, minimus), Coucou surnicou [excl. stewarti, incl. barussarum]
GermanGeradschwanz-Drongokuckuck, Drongokuckuck
Hungarianázsiai drongókakukk
IcelandicFleðugaukur
IndonesianBurung Kedasi Hitam, Kedasi hitam
ItalianCuculo drongo asiatico
Japaneseオウチュウカッコウ
Korean검은두견이
Latvianlirastes dzeguze
Lithuanianazijinė dronginė gegutė
MalayBurung Hamba Kera, Burung Sawai, Burung Sewah Sawai
Norwegianglansdrongogjøk
Norwegian NynorskGlansdrongogauk
Polishkukielczyk
Portuguesecuco-drongo-de-cauda-quadrada
RussianДронговая кукушка
SerbianRavnorepa drongo kukavica
Slovakkukučka drongovitá
SpanishCuclillo drongo colitruncado
Swedishtvärstjärtad drongogök
TamilKarichan Kuyil
Thaiนกคัคคูแซงแซว
TurkishAsya Drongo Guguğu
Ukrainianзозуля-дронго азійська
VietnameseChim Cu cu đen