Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pohnpei cicadabird (Edolisoma insperatum), recorded as Endangered
Pohnpei cicadabird (Edolisoma insperatum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Pohnpei cicadabird

Edolisoma insperatum

Pohnpei cicadabird is a perching bird in the family Campephagidae (order Passeriformes) — Edolisoma insperatum, recorded as Endangered and tied to Micronesia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Edolisoma insperatum
Recorded from
Micronesia
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Campephagidae · Coracina

Appearance

Males mostly gray, with black on their head, wings, and tail. Females have a gray cap and a rufous-brown body.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Caroline Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

Pohnpei cicadabird is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pohnpei cicadabird, Wikidata item Q55114833. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Pohnpei cicadabird?
Pohnpei cicadabird is a perching bird in the family Campephagidae (order Passeriformes) — Edolisoma insperatum.
What is the conservation status of Pohnpei cicadabird?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Edolisoma insperatum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pohnpei cicadabird live?
It is endemic to the Caroline Islands.
Why is Pohnpei cicadabird in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Edolisoma insperatum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pohnpei cicadabird a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.