Alternative name: Grey-headed Cuckooshrike
- Edolisoma schisticeps
Coracina schisticeps
Identification
21–22 cm (8¼-8¾ in)
Male
- Slaty-grey crown and upperparts
- Darker grey head sides
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Moluccas, Misool, Salawati Islands, Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Melanesia
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- E. s. schisticeps:
- Misool Island and Salawati Island and north-western New Guinea
- E. s. reichenowi:
- Northern New Guinea (Geelvink Bay to Sepik flood-plain)
- E. s. poliopsa:
- Southern New Guinea (Kapare River to Astrolabe Mountains)
- E. s. vittatum:
- D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson and Goodenough)
Habitat
Forests and forest edges, including tall secondary growth; from sea level to 1500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit with the addition of insects, caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-headed Cicadabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-headed_Cicadabird
