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Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
14 November 2023. Jikotamo, Obi, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia. So named because of its Cicada-like buzzing vocalizations. Widespread in Eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia this highly variable member of the Cuckooshrike family (Campephagidae) exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. The male is almost entirely gray but females are geographically variable. This female has an overall rufous brown plumage and lacks barring below. Based on range it is presumably the race "E. t. obiense" However it has a gray crown which is a feature of "E. t. pelingi" of Banggai Is (Peleng, Banggai) off E Sulawesi. This subspecies group is sometimes split as a full species under the name "Obi Cicadabird." There is apparently no published information on the diet of this population but we observed this one eating a katydid. Sometimes called Slender-billed Cicadabird and formerly placed in the genus "Coracina".
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 155.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 1024 pixels x 839 pixels
- Original file size
- 293.86 KB