Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus musschenbroekiMeyer, AB, 1878
English (US) Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo
The Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) 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 Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: Sulawesi region including Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi) and Buton (to southeast), and Halmahera, Bacan, and Obi (northern Moluccas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Surniculus musschenbroeki
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1878
- Type locality
- Batjan, error = Celebes.
- Original description
- Ornithological Miscellany 3 p.164
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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