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Yap Cicadabird

Edolisoma nesiotis (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1872)

The Yap cicadabird, sometimes considered to be a distinctive subspecies of the common cicadabird, is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. 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. It inhabits the dry tropical forest there. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Campephagidae
Genus:
   Edolisoma
Scientific:
  Edolisoma nesiotis


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1872)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1872, pt.1 p.98

Imprint year:
  1872

Protonym:
  Campephaga nesiotis

Type locality:
  Yap Island, Mackenzie Group.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90880#page/128/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  85C0869124BA18B7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-85C08691

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/85C08691


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916573


ENDANGERED

English:
Yap Cicadabird
Bulgarian:
Япска кукувича сврачка
Catalan:
eruguera de Yap
Danish:
Yapgråfugl
German:
Yapraupenfänger
Esperanto:
japa kampefago
Spanish:
Oruguero de Yap
Spanish (Spain):
Oruguero de isla Yap
French:
Échenilleur de Yap
Croatian:
japski skovranj
Japanese:
ヤップセミサンショウクイ
Dutch:
Yaprupsvogel
Norwegian:
yaplarveeter
Polish:
gąsienicojad karoliński
Portuguese:
lagarteiro-de-yap
Portuguese (Portugal):
lagarteiro-de-yap
Russian:
Япский цикадник
Slovak:
húseničiarka cikádová
Serbian:
Zujalica sa ostrva Jap
Swedish:
yapgråfågel
Turkish:
Yap Tırtılyiyeni
Ukrainian:
шикачик япський
Chinese:
噪鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
雅浦島鵑鵙


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
Avilist 2025:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis)
Clements, version 2021:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2022:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2023:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2024:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
Clements, version 2025:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2015:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2016:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2017:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2018:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
Clements, version 2019:
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 4]
eBird version 1.52:
Cicadabird (Yap) ( Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 1.54:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 1.55:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 2015:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 2016:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 2017:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 2018:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 4]
eBird version 2019:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 5]
eBird version 2021:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 5]
eBird version 2022:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 5]
eBird version 2023:
Common Cicadabird (Yap) ( Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis) [version 5]
eBird version 2024:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
eBird version 2025:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Coracina nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Yap Cicadabird ( Edolisoma nesiotis) [version 7]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coracina nesiotis [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Edolisoma [tenuirostre, admiralitatis, remotum, monacha, insperatum or nesiotis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bulgarian: Япска кукувича сврачка
Catalan: eruguera de Yap
Danish: Yapgråfugl
German: Dünnschnabel-Raupenfänger (nesiotis), Yapraupenfänger
English: Cicadabird (Yap), Common Cicadabird (Yap), Yap Cicadabird
[ENAV]: Yap Cicadabird
English, HBW: Yap Cicadabird
English (IOC): Yap Cicadabird
English (United States): Common Cicadabird (Yap), Yap Cicadabird
Esperanto: japa kampefago
Spanish: Oruguero de Yap, Oruguero Picofino (nesiotis)
Spanish (Spain): Oruguero de isla Yap, Oruguero picofino (nesiotis)
Spanish (HBW): Common Cicadabird (Yap)
French: Échenilleur cigale (nesiotis), Échenilleur cigale (Yap), Échenilleur de Yap
French (Guyane): Échenilleur cigale (nesiotis)
Croatian: japski skovranj
Indonesian: Kepudang-sungu miniak (nesiotis)
Japanese (romaji): semisanshoukui (nesiotis)
Japanese: セミサンショウクイ (nesiotis), セミサンショウクイ(nesiotis), ヤップセミサンショウクイ
Scientific: Campephaga nesiotis, Coracina nesiotis, Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis, Edolisoma nesiotis, Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis
Dutch: Monniksrupsvogel (nesiotis), Yaprupsvogel
Norwegian: sikadefugl (nesiotis), yaplarveeter
Polish: gąsienicojad cienkodzioby (nesiotis), gąsienicojad karoliński
Portuguese: lagarteiro-de-yap
Portuguese (Portugal): Cuco-picanço-de-bico-fino (nesiotis), lagarteiro-de-bico-fino (nesiotis), lagarteiro-de-yap
Russian: Тонкоклювый цикадник (nesiotis), Япский цикадник
Slovak: húseničiarka cikádová, húseničiarka cikádová (skup.)
Serbian: Zujalica sa ostrva Jap
Swedish: yapgråfågel
Turkish: Okyanusya tırtılyiyeni (nesiotis), Yap Tırtılyiyeni
Ukrainian: Шикачик тонкодзьобий (підвид nesiotis), шикачик япський
Chinese: 噪鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 雅浦島鵑鵙

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