Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Least Concern

The Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects, fruit, and small animals, often using a long tail and quiet, deliberate movements to slip through cover. Many cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests, while coucals, anis, and couas usually raise their own young.

Family

Cuculidae

Group

Cuckoos

Range

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan Africa

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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