Asian Drongo-cuckoo

Asian Drongo-cuckoo

Taxobox
name = Asian Drongo-cuckoo
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47828|title=Surniculus lugubris|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Cuculiformes
familia = Cuculidae
genus = "Surniculus"
species = "S. lugubris"
binomial = "Surniculus lugubris"
binomial_authority = (Horsfield, 1821)

The Asian Drongo-cuckoo "Surniculus lugubris" is a species of cuckoo that resembles a Black Drongo. It can be easily distinguished by its straight beak and the white barred vent. It is a brood parasite on small babblers. It is not known how or whether the drongo-like appearance benefits this species.

It shares the genus "Surniculus" with the Philippine Drongo-cuckoo "Surniculus velutinus". This is usually treated as a subspecies of "S. lugubris", but can be separated as a species on the basis of vocalization and juvenile plumage.

Some recent work suggests that the species may need to be split into two recognized forms- Square-tailed and Fork-tailed. [Rasmussen, P. C. & Anderton, J. C. 2005 Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian and Lynx Edicions]

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