• Synonyms Common Square-tailed Drongo
  • Old latin name for bird Edolius ludwigii

Square-tailed Drongobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Ehren Eksteen
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Louis A. Hansen
    Tanzania
  • 4.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Mozambique
  • 5.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Square-tailed Drongo

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, s Africa

Square-tailed Drongo subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dicrurus ludwigii ludwigiiSouth Africa to Limpopo River-No
Dicrurus ludwigii muenzneris Somalia and e Kenya to Tanzania and n Mozambique-No
Dicrurus ludwigii saturnusAngola (except nw), n Zambia and n Mozambique; Malawi (?)-No
Dicrurus ludwigii tephrogasterMalawi and s, c Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinbyvanger
Catalandrongo de Ludwig
Chinese方尾卷尾
Chinese (Traditional)方尾卷尾
Croatiankratkorepi drongo
Czechdrongo lesní
DanishRethalet Drongo
DutchRechtstaartdrongo, Gewone Rechtstaartdrongo
Estoniankantsaba-drongo
Finnishpikkudrongo
FrenchDrongo de Ludwig (ludwigii), Drongo de Ludwig
GermanGeradschwanzdrongo
Hungarianerdei drongó
IcelandicÞverdrungi
ItalianDrongo codaquadra
Japaneseカクビオウチュウ
Lithuaniantiesiauodegis drongas
Norwegiantverrhaledrongo, tverrstjertdrongo
Polishdziwogon prostosterny
Portuguesedrongo-de-cauda-quadrada
RussianПрямохвостый дронго
SerbianObični ravnorepi drongo
Slovakdrongo tupochvostý
SpanishDrongo de Ludwig, Drongo de Ludwig común
Swedishtvärstjärtad drongo
TurkishLudwig Drongosu
Ukrainianдронго прямохвостий