Common Cicadabird
Edolisoma tenuirostre
Saltwater Lake, Centenial Lakes, Cairns North, FN Qld IMG_9034 20200503 - tenuirostris male
Notes: Canopy dweller. Nominate ssp tenuirostris
male: black mask, blue-grey plumage; black
around black bill,
black in wings. Female: dark brown upperparts, grey crown; underparts
white
w. dark barring; dark line through eye, white supercilium,
plain brown wings (much browner &
lacking the white wingbars
of Varied Triller). Ssp
melvillensis male has black on face not extending
to throat,
female is mid greyish fawn above, creamy white w. heavy dusky barring below.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©(modified)
nr Kingfisher Lodge, Julatten, FN Qld IMG_3286 20201207 - tenuirostris female
Abattoir Swamp, Julatten, FN Qld IMG_8606 20190324 - tenuirostris male
Emerald Creek Falls, Mareeba, FN Qld IMG_8606 20191129 - tenuirostris male
Gillies Range, Gordonvale, FN Qld IMG_0364 20180422 - tenuirostris male
Kingfisher Park, Julatten, FNE Qld IMG_5491 20210311 - tenuirostris female. CLICK for another view.
location MVI_6666 20160909