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Alternative name: Black-bibbed Cicadabird
- Coracina mindanensis
Edolisoma mindanense
Identification
22 cm
Male
- Face black continuing to lower breast
- Black primaries and outer tail feathers
- Rest of plumage pale grey
Female mostly pale grey
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- C. m. lecroyae:
- Luzon (northern Philippines)
- C. m. elusa:
- Mindoro (Philippines)
- C. m. ripleyi:
- Philippines (Bohol, Samar, Biliran and Leyte)
- C. m. mindanensis:
- Southern Philippines (Mindanao and Basilan)
- C. m. everetti:
- Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Jolo, Lapac and Tawitawi)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Black-shouldered Cicadabird by some authors[2]
Habitat
Canopy and middle storey of moist lowland forests and montanes, below 1,000 m.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bibbed Cicadabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bibbed_Cicadabird