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Sahul Cicadabird
Edolisoma tenuirostre(Jardine, 1831)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Edolisoma
At a glance
The Sahul Cicadabird, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Sahul cicadabird, previously known as the common cicadabird or slender-billed cicadabird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The species is placed in the reinstated genus Edolisoma by most authors. The common cicadabird was described as a "great speciator" by Mayr & Diamond (2001); and Pedersen et al. (2018) described how this species rapidly colonized and diversified across the Indo-Pacific island region and Australia in the Pleistocene.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Sahul Cicadabird?
The Sahul Cicadabird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Peter Crowcroft · Sippy Downs QLD 4556, Australia
Call
Peter Crowcroft · Sippy Downs QLD 4556, Australia
Call
jimchurches · Mareeba QLD 4880, Australia
Call
jimchurches · Namadgi, Remainder of ACT, AU-CT, AU
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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