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 LC    New Guinea Cicadabird* Id (Atlas):
    Edolisoma melas

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
New Guinea Cicadabird, New Guinea Cuckooshrike, New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike, Black Cuckoo-shrike, New Guinea Black Cuckoo-shrike, Black Cicadabird, Black Greybird, Black Graybird, New Guinea Black Greybird, New Guinea Black Graybird

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
22 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1828)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

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 (9)...)

 
Black Cicadabird (Edolisoma melas) [XC531316]
     by Marc Anderson from near Marandan Weser, Batanta, Indonesia (song)

 
Black Cicadabird (Edolisoma melas) [XC633072]
     by id from near Malagufuk, Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies batantae often merged with nominate.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

  • waigeuense (Stresemann and Paludan, 1932)   -  Waigeo I, off north-western New Guinea.
  • batantae Gyldenstolpe & Mayr, 1955   -  Batanta I (western Papuan Is).
  • melas (Lesson, R, 1828)   -  Salawati I (western Papuan Is) and northern and western New Guinea (east to Astrolabe Bay and, in south, to R Eilanden).
  • tommasonis Rothschild & Hartert, 1903   -  Yapen I, in Geelvink Bay.
  • meeki (Rothschild and Hartert, 1903)   -  Eastern New Guinea (eastern from Huon Gulf and R Fly).
  • goodsoni (Mathews, 1928)   -  Aru Is.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for New Guinea Cicadabird (Edolisoma melas) - 10 files


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