Moluccan drongo-cuckoo
Surniculus musschenbroeki A. B. Meyer, 1878
The moluccan drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.1 g to 29.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the moluccan drongo-cuckoo
- Weight
- 29.1 g – 29.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the moluccan drongo-cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the moluccan drongo-cuckoo?
The Moluccan drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) is a species of cuckoo. It is found on Sulawesi, Buton, Obira, Bacan and Halmahera islands in Indonesia.
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Is the moluccan drongo-cuckoo endangered?
The moluccan drongo-cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the moluccan drongo-cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusSurniculus
- SpeciesSurniculus musschenbroeki A. B. Meyer, 1878
Synonyms Surniculus lugubris musschenbroeki
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- وقواق درانغو مولوكانيArabic
- cucut-drongo de les MoluquesCatalan
- kukačka leskločernáCzech
- Moluk DrongogøgDanish
- MolukkendrongokuckuckGerman
- Molukken-DrongokuckuckGerman
- moluka drongokukoloEsperanto
- Cuclillo drongo moluqueñoSpanish
- Coucou des MoluquesFrench
- molučka kukavicaCroatian
- Kedasi hitamIndonesian
- Cuculo drongo delle MoluccheItalian
- モルッカオウチュウカッコウJapanese
- Molukinė dronginė gegutėLithuanian
- Molukse DrongokoekoekDutch
- molukkdrongogjøkNorwegian
- kukielczyk moluckiPolish
- cuco-drongo-das-molucasPortuguese
- Молуккская дронговая кукушкаRussian
- kukučka leskločiernaSlovak
- Molučka drongo kukavicaSerbian
- moluckdrongogökSwedish
- Maluku Drongo GuguğuTurkish
- зозуля-дронго молуцькаUkrainian
- 摩鹿加乌鹃Chinese
- 摩鹿加烏鵑Chinese
Relatives of the moluccan drongo-cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Surniculus.
Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Philippine drongo-cuckoo
Surniculus velutinus
Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo
Surniculus dicruroides
CompareMoluccan drongo-cuckoo vs Square-tailed drongo-cuckooMoluccan drongo-cuckoo vs Philippine drongo-cuckooMoluccan drongo-cuckoo vs Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moluccan drongo-cuckoo?
An adult moluccan drongo-cuckoo weighs 29.1 g – 29.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the moluccan drongo-cuckoo endangered?
The moluccan drongo-cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the moluccan drongo-cuckoo?
The moluccan drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus musschenbroeki) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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