Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)

Sumba Cicadabird (Coracina dohertyi) - HBW 10, p. 88

French: Échenilleur de Sumba German: Sumbaraupenfänger Spanish: Oruguero de Sumba
Other common names: Sumba/Black-barred Cuckoo-shrike, Black-barred Cicadabird

Taxonomy: Edoliosoma dohertyi Hartert, 1896, Sumba.
Sometimes retained in the genus Edoliosoma. Forms a superspecies with C. tenuirostris, C. sula, C. dispar and C. salomonis. Sumbawa population may merit recognition as a distinct race. Monotypic.

Distribution: W Lesser Sunda Is (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba).

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