Black cicadabird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Edolisoma |
Species: | E. melas |
Binomial name | |
Edolisoma melas (Lesson, 1828) | |
Synonyms | |
Coracina melas |
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