Grey-headed cuckooshrike

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

Grey-headed cuckooshrike
Drawing by John Gould
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Edolisoma
Species:
E. schisticeps
Binomial name
Edolisoma schisticeps
(Gray, 1846)
Synonyms

Coracina schisticeps

Subspecies

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  • E. s. schisticeps
  • E. s. poliopsa
  • E. s. reichenowi can be distinguished by the female's red crown

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Edolisoma schisticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22706610A118728735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706610A118728735.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Diamond, Jared; Bishop, K. David; Sneider, Richard (2019-10-10). "An avifaunal double suture zone at the Bird's Neck Isthmus of New Guinea". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 131 (3): 435. doi:10.1676/18-167. ISSN 1559-4491. S2CID 204026687.
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