Alternative name: Black-bellied Cuckooshrike
- Edolisoma montanum
Coracina montana
Identification
24 cm (9½ in); small bill
Male
- bluish-grey crown and upperparts
- Black forehead
- Black underparts
- Grey uppper wing coverts
- Black greater coverts
Distribution
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. m. montanum:
- Montane forests of New Guinea
- E. m. bicinia:
- Montane forests in Sepik River region of New Guinea
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, forest edges, clearings and gardens. Occurs at heights around 750–2800 m,
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit such as figs and insect, including caterpillars.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
- This species was discussed in this thread
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bellied Cicadabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Cicadabird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
