The grey-headed cuckooshrike (Edolisoma schisticeps), also known as the grey-headed cicadabird or black-tipped cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
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| Drawing by John Gould | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Edolisoma |
| Species: | E. schisticeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Edolisoma schisticeps (Gray, 1846)
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Coracina schisticeps | |
Subspecies
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- E. s. schisticeps
- E. s. poliopsa
- E. s. reichenowi can be distinguished by the female's red crown
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Edolisoma schisticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22706610A118728735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706610A118728735.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Jared; Bishop, K. David; Sneider, Richard (2019-10-10). "An avifaunal double suture zone at the Bird's Neck Isthmus of New Guinea". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 131 (3): 435. doi:10.1676/18-167. ISSN 1559-4491. S2CID 204026687.
External links
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