Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis(Bechstein, JM, 1794)
English (US) Fork-tailed Drongo
The Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Dicruridae (Drongos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dicrurus adsimilis
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1794)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus adsimilis adsimilis
- Dicrurus adsimilis fugax
- Dicrurus adsimilis jubaensis
- Dicrurus adsimilis apivorus
- Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus
- Dicrurus adsimilis lugubris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus adsimilis
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1794)
- Type locality
- South Africa, restricted to Duwyenshoek River, southern Cape Province by Clancev (1956, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 76, p. 85).
- Original description
- Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 2 p.362
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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