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Black cicadabird

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Black cicadabird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Edolisoma
Species:
E. melas
Binomial name
Edolisoma melas
(Lesson, 1828)
Synonyms

Coracina melas

The black cicadabird (Edolisoma melas), also known as the New Guinea cuckooshrike or New Guinea cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Edolisoma melas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706614A94079642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706614A94079642.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.