Photo: Meyer, 1874 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Black-shouldered Cicadabird
Edolisoma incertum
Black-shouldered Cicadabird (Edolisoma incertum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Black-shouldered Cicadabird (Edolisoma incertum) is a member of the Campephagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 58.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
- Genus Edolisoma
- Species incertum
Where it lives
Raja Ampat Is. (northwest of New Guinea), Mios Num (=Meos Num, northwest of Yapen) and Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., northwestern New Guinea) and New Guinea (except south-central)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 58.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird (Edolisoma incertum) is a member of the Campephagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Mios Num (=Meos Num, nw of Yapen) and Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and New Guinea (except sc).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 58.9 g, with a wing length of about 11.3 cm and a tail of around 7.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 348,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-shouldered Cicadabird?
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 58.9 g.
Where does the Black-shouldered Cicadabird live?
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Mios Num (=Meos Num, nw of Yapen) and Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and New Guinea (except sc), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black-shouldered Cicadabird belong to?
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird (Edolisoma incertum) belongs to the Campephagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black-shouldered Cicadabird eat?
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Black-shouldered Cicadabird migrate?
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-shouldered Cicadabird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black-shouldered Cicadabird make?
1 real field recording of the Black-shouldered Cicadabird can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-shouldered Cicadabird's range?
The Black-shouldered Cicadabird has a mapped global range of about 348,000 km².
Conservation
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