Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Asian Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) - HBW 4, p. 569
French: Coucou surnicou d'Asie
German: Drongokuckuck
Spanish: Cuclillo-drongo Asiático
Other common names: Drongo Cuckoo (together with S. velutinus)
Taxonomy: Cuculus lugubris Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Forms a superspecies with S. velutinus, with which commonly considered conspecific, but song and juvenile plumage are distinct. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839) - Punjab and lower Himalayas E through Nepal to Assam and Manipur, and from SC China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Fujian, Hainan) S through Myanmar and Thailand to Indochina; winters S to Malaysia, Sumatra (and Nias) and Java.
- lugubris (Horsfield, 1821) - SW coast of India (S of Goa), Sri Lanka, Java and Bali.
- brachyurus Stresemann, 1913 - Malaysia, Sumatra and Bangka, Borneo and SW Philippines (Palawan, Balabac, Calauit).
- musschenbroeki A. B. Meyer, 1878 - Sulawesi and Butung to Bacan and Halmahera (N Moluccas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp lugubris)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 2 years ago 48 sec 4 -
A bird singing from a tree top Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp dicruroides)
Josep del Hoyo 9 November 2004 4 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird eating something on a branch and flying to another one. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp brachyurus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 53 sec 3.5 -
A dorsal view of a perched bird. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp lugubris)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 46 sec 2.8 -
A dorsal view of a perched bird. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp brachyurus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 2.8
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A bird perching showing its beak and back
Locality Southern Thailand, Thailand
tanakorn 1 year ago 4 -
A bird perching showing its "cuckoo" tail pattern.
Locality Khao Luang (Krung Ching) National Park , Southern Thailand, Thailand
tanakorn 1 year ago 3.9 -
A front view of a perched bird.
Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp brachyurus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
The Asian Drongo-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo that resembles a Black Drongo. It can be easily distinguished by its straight bea
Locality Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
HarishaMN 14 November 2011 13 weeks ago 3.2 -
A ventral view of a bird perched.
Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp lugubris)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 2 years ago 3
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A bird singing.
Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand
(ssp dicruroides)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
A bird singing. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp dicruroides)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 20 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird singing. Locality Okoki, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
(ssp dicruroides)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2011 40 weeks ago 3 -
Song. Locality Kandang River, Asialog Forest Concession, Jambi Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
(ssp brachyurus)
Iwein Mauro 3 March 2003 2 years ago 0 -
Song. Locality Kandang River, Asialog Forest Concession, Jambi Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
(ssp brachyurus)
Iwein Mauro 3 March 2003 2 years ago 0 -
Song. Locality Kandang River, Asialog Forest Concession, Jambi Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
(ssp brachyurus)
Iwein Mauro 3 March 2003 2 years ago 0
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