Pale Cicadabird (Edolisoma ceramense)

Other Names (World)
Pale Cicadabird, Moluccan Cicadabird, Pale-grey Cicadabird, Pale-gray Cicadabird

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
24 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1850)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Pale Cicadabird (Edolisoma ceramense) [XC127412]
by Frank Lambert from Seram: Trans-Seram Highway, just below pass towards Ambon, Indonesia (call)

Pale Cicadabird (Edolisoma ceramense) [XC37837]
by Frank Lambert from Manusela National Park, Seram, Maluku, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Black-bibbed Cicadabird (Edolisoma mindanense), Sulawesi Cicadabird (Edolisoma morio) and Black-shouldered Cicadabird (Edolisoma incertum), and all sometimes considered conspecific. Validity of subspecies hoogerwerfei uncertain. Further study is needed.

Proposed subspecies marginata (from Buru and Boano) considered indistinguishable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hoogerwerfi (Jany, 1955) - Obi I, in Moluccas.
ceramense (Bonaparte, 1850) - Buru, Seram and Boano I.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pale Cicadabird (Edolisoma ceramense) - 5 files

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