The Yap cicadabird (Edolisoma nesiotis), sometimes considered to be a distinctive subspecies of the common cicadabird, is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Edolisoma |
| Species: | E. nesiotis
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| Edolisoma nesiotis | |
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It is endemic to Yap, a small island cluster in the western Caroline Islands, and part of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. The indigenous name in the Yapese language can be spelled either as "Oschang" or "Qœschæng".
It inhabits the dry tropical forest there. The species displays sexual dimorphism, with the females a brownish color and the males a darker shade of blue or purple.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Edolisoma nesiotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103702640A110771678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103702640A110771678.en. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- "Yap Cicadabird". Avibase. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- "Yap tropical dry forest". The Encyclopedia of Earth. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
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