Yap cicadabird

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.

Yap cicadabird
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Edolisoma
Species:	E. nesiotis
Binomial name
Edolisoma nesiotis (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
Synonyms
Coracina nesiotis Campephaga nesiotis Coracina tenuirostris nesiotis

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. The species displays sexual dimorphism, with the females a brownish color and the males a darker shade of blue or purple.