Black-bellied Cicadabird - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Black-bellied Cuckooshrike

Photo by mehdhalaouate
The Arfak mountains, Arfak Mountains, West Papua

Edolisoma montanum

Coracina montana

Identification

24 cm (9½ in); small bill
Male

• bluish-grey crown and upperparts
• Black forehead
• Black underparts
• Grey uppper wing coverts
• Black greater coverts

Distribution

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. m. montanum:

• Montane forests of New Guinea

• E. m. bicinia:

• Montane forests in Sepik River region of New Guinea

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, forest edges, clearings and gardens. Occurs at heights around 750–2800 m,

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit such as figs and insect, including caterpillars.

References

1. 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/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
3. This species was discussed in this thread

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-bellied Cicadabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-bellied_Cicadabird

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