Australo-Papuan Catbirds
Ailuroedus
Ailuroedus is a genus of birds in the Ptilonorhynchidae family (bowerbirds). The common name, catbird, refers to these species' "wailing cat-like calls". Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for "cat-singer" or "cat-voiced".
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Green Catbird
speciesAiluroedus crassirostris
Spotted Catbird
speciesAiluroedus maculosus
Black-eared Catbird
speciesAiluroedus melanotis
White-eared Catbird
speciesAiluroedus buccoides
Tan-capped Catbird
speciesAiluroedus geislerorum
Ochre-breasted Catbird
speciesAiluroedus stonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14508.