Sulawesi and Butung to Bacan and Halmahera (northern Moluccas). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris).
Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) [XC89503]
by Frank Lambert from Foli, Halmahera, Indonesia (song)
Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) [XC333622]
by Frank Lambert from Kulisusu Utara, Kabupaten Buton Utara, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris).