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Solomons cicadabird

species of bird

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ10757971 ↗
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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 archipelago.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Malaita cicadabird (Edolisoma tricolor).

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This entry incorporates text from “Solomons cicadabird” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.