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New Guinea Cuckooshrike

Edolisoma melas (Lesson, RP 1828)

The black cicadabird, also known as the New Guinea cuckooshrike or New Guinea cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Lesson, RP 1828)

Reference:
   Manuel Orn. Descr. Gen. Espèc. 1 p.128

Protonym:
  Lanius melas

Type locality:
  Dorey, northwestern New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55490211

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E3168FD64694646D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E3168FD6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E3168FD6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559462

Geographic range:

  • Edolisoma melas: New Guinea and western satellites
  • Edolisoma melas melas: western New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Edolisoma melas meeki: eastern New Guinea
  • Edolisoma melas goodsoni: Aru Islands (New Guinea)
  • Edolisoma melas waigeuense: Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Edolisoma melas tommasonis: Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
  • Edolisoma melas batantae: Batanta (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike
Catalan:
eruguera de Nova Guinea
Czech:
housenčík salawatský
Danish:
Ny Guinea-gråfugl
German:
Stahlraupenfänger
Spanish:
Oruguero Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Oruguero negro
Finnish:
mustakäpinkäinen
French:
Échenilleur mélanure
Croatian:
crni skovranj
Italian:
Averla cuculo papua
Japanese (romaji):
kurooosanshoukui
Japanese:
クロオオサンショウクイ
Lithuanian:
Naujosios Gvinėjos medšarkinis vikšralesys
Dutch:
Zwarte Rupsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Beklarveetar
Norwegian:
Beklarveeter
Polish:
gąsienicojad czarny
Portuguese:
lagarteiro-negro
Portuguese (Portugal):
lagarteiro-índigo
Russian:
Чёрный цикадник
Slovak:
húseničiarka uhľová
Serbian:
Crna zujalica
Swedish:
svart gråfågel
Ukrainian:
Шикачик чорний
Chinese:
新几内亚鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
新幾內亞鵑鵙

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Échenilleur mélanure ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Échenilleur mélanure ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black Graybird ( Coracina melaena) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black Graybird ( Coracina melaena) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melan) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black Greybird ( Coracina melaena) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
New Guinea Cuckoo Shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
New Guinea Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black Cicadabird ( Edolisoma melas) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black Cuckoo-shrike ( Coracina melaena) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Coracina melaena [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Coracina melaena [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Coracina melaena [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
New Guinea Cuckooshrike ( Coracina melas) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coracina melas [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coracina melas [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: eruguera de Nova Guinea
Czech: housenčík salawatský, Housencík tmavý
Danish: Ny Guinea-gråfugl
German: Stahlraupenfänger, Stahl-Raupenfänger
English: Black Caterpillar-Catcher, Black Cicadabird, Black Cuckooshrike, Black Cuckoo-shrike, Black Graybird, Black Greybird, New Guinea Black Cuckooshrike, New Guinea Cicadabird, New Guinea Cuckoo Shrike, New Guinea Cuckooshrike, New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike
English, HBW: New Guinea Cicadabird
English (IOC): Black Cicadabird
English (United States): Black Cicadabird
Spanish: Oruguero Negro
Spanish (Spain): Oruguero negro
Spanish (HBW): Black Cicadabird
Finnish: Mustakäpinkäinen
French: Échenilleur de Nouvelle-Guinée, Échenilleur mélanure
Croatian: crni skovranj
Indonesian: Kepudangsungu Hitam, Kepudang-sungu hitam
Italian: Averla cuculo papua, Coracina nera
Japanese (romaji): kurooosanshoukui
Japanese: クロオオサンショウクィ, クロオオサンショウクイ
Scientific: Campephaga marescotii, Coracina melaena, Coracina melas, Coracina melas melas, Edolisoma melan, Edolisoma melas, Edolisoma melas melas, Edolisoma nigrum, Lanius melas, Lanius niger
Lithuanian: Naujosios Gvinėjos medšarkinis vikšralesys
Dutch: Zwarte Rupsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Beklarveetar
Norwegian: Beklarveeter
Polish: gąsienicojad czarny, kruczyna czarna
Portuguese: lagarteiro-negro
Portuguese (Portugal): lagarteiro-índigo
Russian: Чёрный сорокопутовый личинкоед, Чёрный цикадник
Slovak: húseničiarka uhľová
Serbian: Crna zujalica
Swedish: Nya Guineagråfågel, svart gråfågel
Turkish: Kara tırtılyiyen
Ukrainian: Шикачик чорний
Chinese: 新几内亚鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 新幾內亞鵑鵙

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