''Edolisoma'' is a

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

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region, Australia and New Guinea.

Taxonomy

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 Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the white-bellied cuckooshrik ...

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

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study published in 2010. The genus ''Edolisoma'' was introduced in 1853 by the French zoologist

Jacques Pucheran Jacques Pucheran (2 June 1817 – 13 January 1895) was a French zoologist born in Clairac. He was a grandnephew to physiologist Étienne Serres (1786-1868). Pucheran accompanied the expedition on the ''Astrolabe'' between 1837 and 1840, under th ...

with the

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as ''Campephaga marescotii''

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, 1846. This is now considered to be a

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of ''Lanius melas''

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, 1828, the black cicadabird. The name of the genus is derived from the genus ''Edolius'' that had been introduced by the French naturalist

Georges Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier (23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier (; ), was a French natural history, naturalist and zoology, zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuv ...

in 1816.

Species

The genus contains the following 31

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: * New Caledonian cuckooshrike, ''Edolisoma anale'' *

White-winged cuckooshrike The white-winged cuckooshrike (''Edolisoma ostentum''), also known as white-winged cicadabird or white-winged graybird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the Philippines found on the islands of Negros, P ...

, ''Edolisoma ostentum'' *

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 Endemism, endemic to the Philippines on the islands of Luzon, Catanduanes, Marinduque and ...

, ''Edolisoma coerulescens'' * Black-bellied cuckooshrike, ''Edolisoma montanum'' * Pale-shouldered cicadabird, ''Edolisoma dohertyi'' * Kai cicadabird, ''Edolisoma dispar'' * Grey-headed cuckooshrike, ''Edolisoma schisticeps'' *

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'' *

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

, ''Edolisoma mindanense'' *

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

, ''Edolisoma salomonis'' *

Solomons cicadabird The Solomons cicadabird (''Edolisoma holopolium''), also known as Solomons cuckooshrike and black-bellied cicadabird, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in the north and central islands of the Solomon Islands archipel ...

, ''Edolisoma holopolium'' *

Malaita cicadabird The Malaita cicadabird (''Edolisoma tricolor'') is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae that is endemic to the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands archipelago. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Solomons cicadabird ...

, ''Edolisoma tricolor'' (split from ''E. holopolium'') *

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'' *

Sangihe cicadabird The Sangihe cicadabird (''Edolisoma salvadorii'') is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae that is endemic to the island of Sangir, also written as "Sangihe", and the Talaud Islands. These islands lie northeast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. ...

, ''Edolisoma salvadorii'' (split from ''E. morio'') * Black-shouldered cicadabird, ''Edolisoma incertum'' *

Bismarck cicadabird The Bismarck cicadabird (''Edolisoma remotum'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. It was previously considered to be conspecific with the common cicadabird (''E. tenuirostre'' ...

, ''Edolisoma remotum'' (formerly grey-capped cicadabird) * Central Melanesian cicadabird, ''Edolisoma erythropygium'' * Sula cicadabird, ''Edolisoma sula'' *

Sahul cicadabird The Sahul cicadabird (''Edolisoma tenuirostre''), previously known as the common cicadabird or slender-billed cicadabird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipel ...

, ''Edolisoma tenuirostre'' (formerly common cicadabird before splits) * Rossel cicadabird, ''Edolisoma rostratum'' *

Geelvink cicadabird The Geelvink cicadabird (''Edolisoma meyerii'') is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae that is found on the islands of Numfor and Biak in the Cenderawasih Bay, Geelvink Bay of New Guinea. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with ...

, ''Edolisoma meyerii'' (split from ''E. tenuirostre'') * Banggai cicadabird, ''Edolisoma pelingi'' (split from ''E. tenuirostre'') * Obi cicadabird, ''Edolisoma obiense'' (split from ''E. tenuirostre'') * North Moluccan cicadabird, ''Edolisoma grayi'' (split from ''E. tenuirostre'') * South Moluccan cicadabird, ''Edolisoma amboinense'' (split from ''E. tenuirostre'') *

Timor cicadabird The Timor cicadabird (''Edolisoma timoriense'') is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae that is found on the islands of Lembata, Alor and Timor in Indonesia. The species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the common cicadabir ...

, ''Edolisoma timoriense'' (split from ''E. tenuirostre'') * Admiralty cicadabird, ''Edolisoma admiralitatis'' *

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'' *

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 west ...

, ''Edolisoma nesiotis'' * Pohnpei cicadabird, ''Edolisoma insperatum'' * Black cicadabird, ''Edolisoma melas''

Taxonomy

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