Genus: Ailuroedus
Description
Three species of Catbirds from Australia and New Guinea.
They share a cat-like call, a mainly green plumage and a much less complex display behaviour than other bowerbirds.
Taxonomy
Ailuroedus is a genus in the family Ptilonorhynchidae.
The genus Scenopoeetes is sometimes included in this genus.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. buccoides | White-eared Catbird | ||
| A. stonii | Ochre-breasted Catbird | ||
| A. geislerorum | Tan-capped Catbird | ||
| A. maculosus | Spotted Catbird | ||
| A. astigmaticus | Huon Catbird | ||
| A. melanocephalus | Black-capped Catbird | ||
| A. jobiensis | Northern Catbird | ||
| A. arfakianus | Arfak Catbird | ||
| A. melanotis | Black-eared Catbird | ||
| A. crassirostris | Green Catbird | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ailuroedus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ailuroedus
Pages in category ‘Ailuroedus’
The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
