Alternative name: Black-bibbed Cuckooshrike
- Edolisoma mindanense
Coracina mindanensis
Identification
23 cm (9 in)
Male
- Face black continuing to lower breast
- Black primaries and outer tail feathers
- Rest of plumage pale grey
Female mostly pale grey
Distribution
Taxonomy
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Black-shouldered Cicadabird by some authors[2]
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- E. m. lecroyae:
- Luzon (northern Philippines)
- E. m. elusum:
- Mindoro (Philippines)
- E. m. ripleyi:
- Philippines (Bohol, Samar, Biliran and Leyte)
- E. m. mindanense:
- Southern Philippines (Mindanao and Basilan)
- E. m. everetti:
- Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Jolo, Lapac and Tawitawi)
Habitat
Canopy and middle storey of moist lowland secondary forests and montanes, below 1,000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
There is very little information available; they probably eat insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bibbed Cicadabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bibbed_Cicadabird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
