Grey-capped Cicadabird (Edolisoma remotum)
About the Grey-capped Cicadabird
The Bismarck cicadabird (Edolisoma remotum) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. It was previously considered to be conspecific with the common cicadabird (E. tenuirostre). Four subspecies are recognised: E. r. remotum Sharpe, 1878 – New Hanover Island, New Ireland, Dyaul Island (south of northwest New Ireland) and Feni Islands (east of southeast New Ireland; northeast Bismarck Archipelago) E. r. matthiae Sibley, 1946 – Mussau Island and Emirau Island (east of Mussau Island, St Matthias Islands, central north Bismarck Archipelago) E. r. rooki Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1914 – Umboi Island (west of New Britain, southwest Bismarck Archipelago)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 32 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.