Yap cicadabird
| Yap cicadabird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Coracina |
| Species: | C. nesiotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coracina nesiotis (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872) | |
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The Yap cicadabird (Coracina nesiotis), sometimes considered to be a distinctive subspecies of the common cicadabird, is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike, or Campephagidae, family. It is endemic to Yap, a small island cluster in the western Caroline Islands, and part of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits the dry tropical forests there.
External links
References
- "Yap Cicadabird". Avibase. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- "Yap tropical dry forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
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