South Moluccan Cicadabird (Edolisoma amboinense)
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South Moluccan Cicadabird

Edolisoma amboinense (Hartlaub, 1865)

The South Moluccan cicadabird (Edolisoma amboinense) is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae found on the islands of Buru, Ambon, and Seram in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The South Moluccan cicadabird (Edolisoma amboinense) is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae found on the islands of Buru, Ambon, and Seram in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The species was formerly considered conspecific with the common cicadabird, now renamed the Sahul cicadabird.

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Questions

Where does the South Moluccan Cicadabird live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Buru, Ambon, Seram and Seram Laut (southeast of Seram; central Moluccas).

What family is the South Moluccan Cicadabird in?

It belongs to the family Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Australasia: Buru, Ambon, Seram and Seram Laut (southeast of Seram; central Moluccas)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae
Genus
Edolisoma

Other birds in the genus Edolisoma

New Caledonian CuckooshrikeNew Caledonian CuckooshrikeEdolisoma analeBlackish CuckooshrikeBlackish CuckooshrikeEdolisoma coerulescensWhite-winged CuckooshrikeWhite-winged CuckooshrikeEdolisoma ostentumBlack-bellied CuckooshrikeBlack-bellied CuckooshrikeEdolisoma montanumPale-shouldered CicadabirdPale-shouldered CicadabirdEdolisoma dohertyiKai CicadabirdKai CicadabirdEdolisoma disparTimor CicadabirdTimor CicadabirdEdolisoma timoriensePale CicadabirdPale CicadabirdEdolisoma ceramensePohnpei CicadabirdPohnpei CicadabirdEdolisoma insperatumBlack-bibbed CicadabirdBlack-bibbed CicadabirdEdolisoma mindanenseGrey-headed CuckooshrikeGrey-headed CuckooshrikeEdolisoma schisticepsBlack CicadabirdBlack CicadabirdEdolisoma melas
South Moluccan Cicadabird

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