Alternative name: Sulawesi Cuckooshrike
- Edolisoma morio
Coracina morio
Identification
23–25 cm (9-9¾ in)
Male
- overall plumage dark slate-blue
- head darker
- lores, face, chin, throat and upper breast black
Distribution
South East Asia: Indonesia: Endemic to Sulawesi, Lembeh, Muna, Tomea, Kabaena and Butung islands.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Coracina. May be included as part of Common Cicadabird by some authors.
Sangihe Cicadabird was formerly included in Sulawesi Cicadabird.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- E. m. morio:
- Sulawesi, Lembeh, Muna, Tomea, Kabaena and Butung islands
- E. m. edithae:
- Southern Sulawesi -- known from a single female specimen
Habitat
Primary and tall secondary growth; lowland, hill and montane forests
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects. They forage in pairs, small groups and mixed species flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sulawesi Cicadabird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sulawesi_Cicadabird
External Links
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