Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821)

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris, is a cuckoo of the Oriental Region, breeding from the north-west Himalayas through south China and south to the Malay Peninsula, the Greater Sundas and the Palawan group in the southern Philippines. It is marked by a downcurved bill, white barring on the vent and outer undertail, and a tail that is only notched with slightly flared tips. A white wing-stripe shows from below in flight. It was described by Horsfield in 1821.

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae — Cuckoos

Breeding range

Oriental Region: nw Himalayas to se China, s to Malay Pen., Greater Sundas and Palawan group (s Philippines)