Yap Cicadabird
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Cuckooshrikes

Yap Cicadabird

Edolisoma nesiotis

ENEndangered Endemic to Micronesia
Family
Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Yap cicadabird (Edolisoma nesiotis), sometimes considered to be a distinctive subspecies of the common cicadabird, is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
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. The indigenous name in the Yapese language can be spelled either as "Oschang" or "Qœschæng".
It inhabits the dry tropical forest there.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Yap (western Caroline Islands).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.