• Synonyms Black Cuckooshrike, Black Caterpillar-Catcher, New Guinea Cuckooshrike, Black Cuckoo-shrike, New Guinea Cuckoo Shrike, New Guinea Cicadabird, New Guinea Black Cuckooshrike, New Guinea Cuckoo-shrike, Black Graybird, Black Greybird
  • Old latin name for bird Coracina melas, Campephaga marescotii, Lanius melas, Coracina melaena, Edolisoma melan

Black Cicadabirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Niels Poul Dreyer
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Papua New Guinea
  • 4.
    Adult, male, song, © Scott Connop
    Papua New Guinea
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 8.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 9.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black Cicadabird

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion New Guinea and w satellites

Black Cicadabird subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Edolisoma melas batantaeBatanta (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma melas melasSalawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea-No
Edolisoma melas tommasonisYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma melas waigeuenseWaigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalaneruguera de Nova Guinea
Chinese新几内亚鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional)新幾內亞鵑鵙
Croatiancrni skovranj
CzechHousencík tmavý, housenčík salawatský
DanishNy Guinea-gråfugl
DutchZwarte Rupsvogel
Finnishmustakäpinkäinen
FrenchEchenilleur mélanure, Échenilleur mélanure, Échenilleur de Nouvelle-Guinée
GermanStahl-Raupenfänger, Stahlraupenfänger
IndonesianKepudangsungu Hitam, Kepudang-sungu hitam
ItalianCoracina nera, Averla cuculo papua
Japaneseクロオオサンショウクイ, クロオオサンショウクィ
LithuanianNaujosios Gvinėjos medšarkinis vikšralesys
Norwegianbeklarveeter
Norwegian NynorskBeklarveetar
Polishkruczyna czarna, gąsienicojad czarny
Portugueselagarteiro-negro, lagarteiro-índigo
RussianЧёрный сорокопутовый личинкоед, Чёрный цикадник
SerbianCrna zujalica
Slovakhúseničiarka uhľová
SpanishOruguero negro
SwedishNya Guineagråfågel, svart gråfågel
TurkishKara Tırtılyiyen
Ukrainianшикачик чорний