Common cicadabird

Updated on Jan 04, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Coracina Higher classification Coracina		Phylum Chordata Family Campephagidae Scientific name Coracina tenuirostris Rank Species

Similar Bird, Coracina, Cuckooshrike, Barred cuckooshrike, Black‑faced cuckooshrike

The common cicadabird (Coracina tenuirostris), also known as the slender-billed cicadabird, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Palau, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Common cicadabird Common Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Australia Dragonflies

Subspecies

Numerous subspecies have been described, some of which are distinctive and often considered full species:

Common cicadabird Common Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris Barraimaging

C. t. admiralitatis (Manus cicadabird)

C. t. amboiensis

C. t. aruensis

C. t. edithae

C. t. emancipata

C. t. erythropygia

C. t. grayi

C. t. heinrothi

C. t. insperata (Pohnpei cicadabird)

C. t. kalaotuae

C. t. matthiae

C. t. melvillensis

C. t. meyerii

C. t. monacha (Palau cicadabird)

C. t. muellerii

C. t. nehrkorni

C. t. nesiotis (Yap cicadabird)

C. t. nisoria

C. t. numforana

C. t. obiensis

C. t. pererrata

C. t. remota (frey-capped cicadabird)

C. t. rooki

C. t. rostrata

C. t. saturatior

C. t. tagulana

C. t. tenuirostris

C. t. timoriensis

C. t. ultima

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Common cicadabird Common Cicadabird or Slenderbilled Cicadabird

References

Common cicadabird Wikipedia

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