Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)  
Genus: Ailuroedus (10 species)


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Arfak Catbird (Ailuroedus arfakianus)
Range: AU: Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and montane Bird's Head (nw New Guinea)
 



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Huon Catbird (Ailuroedus astigmaticus)
Range: AU: montane ne New Guinea (Huon Pen.)
 



White-eared Catbird
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides)
Range: AU: Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) to far wc New Guinea
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Green Catbird
Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
Range: AU: se QLD to se NSW (e Australia)
Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia  
 
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


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Tan-capped Catbird (Ailuroedus geislerorum)
Range: AU: Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), n lowlands and n watershed of se New Guinea
 



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Northern Catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis)
Range: AU: montane n New Guinea
 



Spotted Catbird
Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus maculosus)
Range: AU: se Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)
Kuranda, Queensland, Australia  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Sometimes considered the same species as the Black-eared Catbird or Black-capped Catbird, but is more spotted (less scaled), and also has a black ear. The Spotted Catbird is found in northeast Queensland.

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Black-capped Catbird (Ailuroedus melanocephalus)
Range: AU: montane se New Guinea
 



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Black-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
Range: AU: Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), s New Guinea and ne Australia
 


Sometimes considered the same species as the Spotted Catbird, but is more scaled than spotted. The Black-eared Catbird is found in very north part of Queensland, and New Guinea.

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Ochre-breasted Catbird (Ailuroedus stonii)
Range: AU: s watershed of s and se New Guinea
 




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