Id Help - Waigeo, West Papua - 9 (1 Viewer)

[mihir]

Request Id help for these birds photographed in Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia in July 2023

1) & 2) Papuan Electus male and female?
3)

 

[THE_FERN]

Agree 1, 2

 

[HouseCrow]

A quick search on Inaturalist leads to Cicadabirds. Would that be an option? (0 experience in Southern Asia)

Gray-headed Cicadabird (Edolisoma schisticeps)

The grey-headed cuckooshrike (Edolisoma schisticeps), also known as the grey-headed cicadabird or black-tipped cicadabird, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or...

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Common Cicadabird (Edolisoma tenuirostre)

... (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cicadabird, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Hunter McCall, all rights reserved, uploaded by Hunter McCall)

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cheers,
G

 

[THE_FERN]

Yes the other one is definitely a cuckooshrike and likely a cicadabird. I wasn't/am not sure which...

 

[sicklebill]

Your choices are Slender-billed, Grey-headed or Papuan (Black-shouldered) Cicadabird here, did you hear it call?

 

[mihir]

Your choices are Slender-billed, Grey-headed or Papuan (Black-shouldered) Cicadabird here, did you hear it call?

No. I have a few photos where it has turned it head. Though not very clear. Will they help?

 

[Bewick]

No. I have a few photos where it has turned it head. Though not very clear. Will they help?

Extra pics no matter the quality are always helpful.

 

[mihir]

Adding another image where it has turned its head