Black Cicadabird
Edolisoma melas
A medium-sized bird of foothill and lowland forest canopy. Male is all black, and female has brown upperparts, orange-brown underparts and a paler brow. Several starlings are black but have a different shape and behaviour. Black Pitohui is usually at higher elevations and has a thicker, hooked bill. Female similar to female Gray-headed Cicadabird but lacks black in the wing and tail. Also similar to Rusty, some races of Northern Variable Pitohui and Piping Bellbird, but has a pale brow. Voice, a long downward whistle and a rapid, repeated “wek-wek-wek…”.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Edolisoma melas
- Authority
- (Lesson, RP, 1828)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Edolisoma
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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