Papuan Cicadabird
Edolisoma incertum
A medium-sized bird of foothill and lower montane forest. Uniform slaty gray with a black edge to the wing and black tail tip. Male has a black face and female a gray head. Similar to other male cicadabirds, but male Papuan has a darker wing than Gray-headed, and not found in open habitats like Common. Also similar to female Boyer’s Cuckooshrike but female Papuan Cicadabird has a longer, more slender bill. Voice, a short, repeated, upslurred “chuit!”.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Edolisoma incertum
- Authority
- (Meyer, AB, 1874)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Edolisoma
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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