Black-shouldered Cicadabird silhouette

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Black-shouldered Cicadabird

Coracina incerta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Raja Ampat

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

17 Verified sightings at Raja Ampat From 2019 to 2026
17 In 1 park
February Best month

About the Black-shouldered Cicadabird

The black-shouldered cicadabird or Papuan cicadabird (Edolisoma incertum) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-shouldered Cicadabird in Raja Ampat?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-shouldered Cicadabird sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-shouldered Cicadabird in Raja Ampat?

February

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-shouldered Cicadabird in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Black-shouldered Cicadabird?

Only Raja Ampat, in our data

Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-shouldered Cicadabird sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Black-shouldered Cicadabird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-shouldered Cicadabird is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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