Surniculus

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Surniculus
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides).jpg
Juvenile fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (S. dicruroides)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Surniculus
Lesson, 1830
Type species
Cuculus lugubris [1]
Horsfield, 1821
Species

S. lugubris
S. dicruroides
S. velutinus
S. musschenbroeki

Surniculus is a small genus of birds in the cuckoo family. Its four members are found in tropical Asia and the Philippines. They are:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo 2.jpg Surniculus lugubris Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia and is a summer visitor to the Himalayas from Kashmir to eastern Bangladesh
Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides) from the Anaimalai hills JEG3950.jpg Surniculus dicruroides Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo peninsular India in hill forests although some specimens are known from the Himalayan foothills
Surniculus musschenbroeki Moluccan drongo-cuckoo Sulawesi, Buton, Obira, Bacan and Halmahera islands in Indonesia
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo.jpg Surniculus velutinus Philippine drongo-cuckoo Philippines

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References

  1. "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.