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Green Catbird
Ailuroedus crassirostris(Paykull, 1815)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Ailuroedus
At a glance
The Green Catbird is a medium-sized bird, about 31–32 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 31–32 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Green Catbird look like?
The Green Catbird is a medium-sized bird, about 31–32 cm long and weighing 167–289 g.
The green catbird is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child. The green catbird resembles the spotted catbird, which is found in wet tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Green Catbird?
The Green Catbird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Auradyme · Mount Glorious QLD 4520, Australia
Call
Carl Ramirez · -26.776876, 152.878677
Call
Sockrosma · O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, O'Reilly, QLD, AU
Call
Tanya Zubakin · Toonumbar, AU-NS-KY, AU-NS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Green Catbird eat?
The Green Catbird feeds on fruit, seeds, foliage/herbs, terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial vertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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