Black-bibbed cicadabird

The black-bibbed cicadabird or black-bibbed cuckooshrike (Edolisoma mindanense) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. The species is elusive and poorly known.

Black-bibbed cicadabird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Edolisoma
Species:
E. mindanense
Binomial name
Edolisoma mindanense
(Tweeddale, 1878)
Synonyms

Coracina mindanensis

The black-bibbed cicadabird is thought to be restricted to subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Edolisoma mindanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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