''Edolisoma'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of birds in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae that are native to the

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region, Australia and New Guinea. These species were previously placed in the genus ''

Coracina ''Coracina'' is a large genus of birds in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the white-bellied cuckoo ...

''. They were moved to the resurrected genus ''Edolisoma'' based on the results of a

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study published in 2010. The genus contains the following 22

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

: * Admiralty cicadabird (''Edolisoma admiralitatis'') *

New Caledonian cuckooshrike The New Caledonian cuckooshrike or New Caledonian cicadabird (''Edolisoma anale'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Some taxonomists place this species in the genus Analisoma. Its natural hab ...

(''Edolisoma anale'') *

Pale cicadabird The pale cicadabird (''Edolisoma ceramense'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical m ...

(''Edolisoma ceramense'') *

Blackish cuckooshrike The blackish cuckooshrike (''Edolisoma coerulescens'') or the blackish cicadabird or Luzon graybird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Some taxonomists place this species in the genus Analisoma ...

(''Edolisoma coerulescens'') *

Kai cicadabird The Kai cicadabird (''Edolisoma dispar'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ...

(''Edolisoma dispar'') * Pale-shouldered cicadabird (''Edolisoma dohertyi'') *

Solomons cuckooshrike The Solomons cuckooshrike, Solomon cicadabird or black-bellied cicadabird (''Edolisoma holopolium'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropica ...

(''Edolisoma holopolium'') * Black-shouldered cicadabird (''Edolisoma incertum'') *

Pohnpei cicadabird The Pohnpei cicadabird (''Edolisoma insperatum'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Caroline Islands. It was previously considered conspecific with the common cicadabird. Its natural habitat is subtropical ...

(''Edolisoma insperatum'') * Black cicadabird (''Edolisoma melas'') *

Black-bibbed cicadabird The black-bibbed cicadabird or black-bibbed cuckooshrike (''Edolisoma mindanense'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. The species is elusive and poorly known. The black-bibbed cicadabird is tho ...

(''Edolisoma mindanense'') *

Palau cicadabird The Palau cicadabird (''Edolisoma monacha'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Palau. It was previously considered conspecific with the common cicadabird. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowl ...

(''Edolisoma monacha'') * Black-bellied cuckooshrike (''Edolisoma montanum'') *

Sulawesi cicadabird The Sulawesi cicadabird (''Edolisoma morio'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mont ...

(''Edolisoma morio'') *

Yap cicadabird The Yap cicadabird (''Edolisoma nesiotis''), 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 weste ...

(''Edolisoma nesiotis'') * White-winged cuckooshrike (''Edolisoma ostentum'') *

Halmahera cuckooshrike The Halmahera cuckooshrike or Halmahera cicadabird (''Edolisoma parvulum'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in the northern Maluku Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tr ...

(''Edolisoma parvulum'') *

Grey-capped cicadabird The grey-capped cicadabird or Melanesian cicadabird (''Edolisoma remotum'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. It was previously considered conspecific with the common cicadabird (''E. te ...

(''Edolisoma remotum'') *

Makira cicadabird The Makira cicadabird (''Edolisoma salomonis'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It used to be considered a subspecies of the common cicadabird. Its natural habitats are subtropical or trop ...

(''Edolisoma salomonis'') *

Grey-headed cuckooshrike The grey-headed cuckooshrike (''Edolisoma schisticeps''), also known as the grey-headed cicadabird or black-tipped cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical o ...

(''Edolisoma schisticeps'') *

Sula cicadabird The Sula cicadabird (''Edolisoma sula''), also known as the Sula cuckooshrike or Moluccan graybird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland for ...

(''Edolisoma sula'') *

Common cicadabird The common cicadabird (''Edolisoma tenuirostre''), also known as the slender-billed cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are ...

(''Edolisoma tenuirostre'')

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