Punjab and lower Himalayas east through Nepal to Assam and Manipur, and from south-central China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Fujian, Hainan) south through Myanmar and Thailand to Indochina. Winters south to Malaysia, Sumatra (and Nias) and Java. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides) [XC189331]
by Mandar Bhagat from Dhikala Forest Rest House, Jim Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India (call)
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides) [XC88664]
by Mandar Bhagat from Dakphel, Bhutan (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839) - Punjab and lower Himalayas east through Nepal to Assam and Manipur, and from south-central China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Fujian, Hainan) south through Myanmar and Thailand to Indochina. Winters south to Malaysia, Sumatra (and Nias) and Java. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet