Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii(Smith, A, 1834)
English (US) Square-tailed Drongo
The Square-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus ludwigii) 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 ludwigii
- Family
- Dicruridae (Drongos)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Square-tailed Drongo
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1834)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Dicrurus ludwigii muenzneri
- Dicrurus ludwigii saturnus
- Dicrurus ludwigii tephrogaster
- Dicrurus ludwigii ludwigii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Edolius ludwigii
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1834)
- Type locality
- Port Natal (Durban).
- Original description
- South African Quarterly Journal vol.2, no.2, pt.1 p.144
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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