Grey-capped cicadabird

Grey-capped cicadabird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Edolisoma
Species: E. remotum
Binomial name
Edolisoma remotum
Sharpe, 1878
Synonyms
  • Coracina remota
  • Coracina tenuirostris remota

The grey-capped cicadabird or Melanesian cicadabird (Edolisoma remotum) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. It was previously considered conspecific with the common cicadabird.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Edolisoma remotum (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103702559A112331593. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103702559A112331593.en. Downloaded on 03 July 2018.


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