Black-bellied Cicadabird (Edolisoma montanum)

Other Names (World)
Black-bellied Cicadabird, Black-bellied Cuckooshrike, Black-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Mountain Cuckoo-shrike, Black-bellied Greybird, Black-bellied Graybird

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
23 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Meyer, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

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 (18)...)

Black-bellied Cuckooshrike (Edolisoma montanum) [XC202142]
by Frank Lambert from Pigites trail near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Black-bellied Cuckooshrike (Edolisoma montanum) [XC395235]
by Ross Gallardy from near Lake Habbema, Snow Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

montanum (Meyer, 1874) - Mountains of western and central New Guinea (Vogelkop and central range).
bicinia (Diamond, 1969) - Mountains of northern New Guinea (Cyclops, Bewani and Torricelli).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-bellied Cicadabird (Edolisoma montanum) - 10 files

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