Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusSurniculus (Drongo-Cuckoos)
- SpeciesSurniculus lugubris (Asian Drongo-Cuckoo)
The square-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) is a species of cuckoo that resembles a black drongo. It is found along the Himalayas extending east into Southeast Asia. The calls are series of piercing sharp whistles rising in pitch but shrill and choppily delivered. In the past, the species S. lugubris also included the subspecies dicruroides, which is now treated as a separate species, the fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 204 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus vagans
Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
Carpococcyx radiceus
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus fugax
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 204 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
March has the highest sighting rate for Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.