Common Cicadabird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSlender-billed Cicadabird
Old latin name for birdGracaulus tenuirostris, Edolisoma tenuirostris
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyCuckooshrikes / Campephagidae
GenusEdolisoma
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionWallacea, New Guinea region, e, s Australia, and Bismarck Arch.

Common Cicadabird bird sounds *

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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Contact calls followed by buzzing call., call, female, male, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
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    Song, © Phil Gregory
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Cicadabird

Common Cicadabird subspecies (21)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Edolisoma tenuirostre amboinenseBuru, Ambon, Seram and Seram Laut (se of Seram; c Moluccas)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre aruenseAru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and sw, sc New Guinea-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre edithaes Sulawesi-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre emancipatumTanahjampea (s of sw Sulawesi)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre grayiMorotai to Bacan (n Moluccas)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre heinrothiNew Britain and Lolobau (n of e New Britain; se Bismarck Arch.)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre kalaotuaeKalaotoa (se of s Sulawesi)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre matthiaeMussau and Emirau (=Storm or Squally I., e of Mussau, St. Matthias Is., nc Bismarck Arch.)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre melvillensene WA to Cape York Pen., ne QLD (n Australia)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre meyeriiBiak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre muelleriiKofiau and Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), New Guinea (except s), D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea), Long (w of New Britain) and Sakar (north of Umboi, w of New Britain; sw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre nehrkorniWaigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea; known from one specimen)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre numforanumNumfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre obienseObi and Bisa (nc Moluccas)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre pelingiBanggai (e of Sulawesi)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre pererratumTukangbesi Is. (se of se Sulawesi)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre rookiUmboi (w of New Britain, sw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre rostratumRossel (e Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre tagulanumMisima and Tagula (w, c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)-No
Edolisoma tenuirostre tenuirostreec QLD to se VIC (e Australia)to New Guinea and satellitesNo
Edolisoma tenuirostre timorienseLembata, Alor and Timor (c, e Lesser Sundas)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Chinese长嘴鹃鵙
Chinese (Traditional)長嘴鵑鵙
Croatiantankokljuni skovranj
Czechhousenčík proměnlivý
DanishTyndnæbbet Gråfugl
DutchMonniksrupsvogel
Finnishkaitanokkakäpinkäinen
FrenchÉchenilleur cigale
GermanDünnschnabel-Raupenfänger
IndonesianKepudang-sungu miniak
ItalianUccello cicala
Japaneseセミサンショウクイ
Lithuanianplonasnapis medšarkinis vikšralesys
NorwegianSikadefugl, sikadefugl
Polishgąsienicojad cienkodzioby
Portugueselagarteiro-de-bico-fino
RussianТонкоклювый сорокопутовый личинкоед
SerbianObična zujalica
Slovakhúseničiarka tenkozobá
SpanishOruguero picofino
Swedishcikadagråfågel
TurkishOkyanusya Tırtılyiyeni
Ukrainianшикачик тонкодзьобий