Spotted Catbird (species: Ailuroedus melanotis) in Yungaburra, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Ailuroedus melanotis
Spotted Catbird


©David Cook: Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)

©Malcolm Tattersall: Ailuroedus melanotis

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus Ailuroedus
Species Ailuroedus melanotis
Status least concern

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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Its coloring is emerald green, with faint black markings on the face and white streaks on the neck. The male and female are almost identical. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • From 26 cm to 30 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is a species of bowerbird that is endemic to North Queensland, Australia and New Guinea.

Diet

It feeds mainly on fruit, seeds, flowers, insects, and even on other birds' eggs and young. (Wikipedia)

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