Catbird Press
Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat's meowing. The genus name ''Ailuroedus'' likewise is from the Greek language, Greek for "cat-singer" or "cat-voiced". Australasian catbirds are the genera ''Ailuroedus'' and the monotypic ''Scenopooetes''. They belong to the bowerbird family (biology), family (Ptilonorhynchidae) of the basal (evolution), basal songbirds: * Ochre-breasted catbird (''Ailuroedus stonii'') * White-eared catbird (''Ailuroedus buccoides'') * Tan-capped catbird (''Ailuroedus geislerorum'') * Green catbird (''Ailuroedus crassirostris'') * Spotted catbird (''Ailuroedus melanotis'') * Huon catbird (''Ailuroedus astigmaticus'') * Black-eared catbird (''Ailuroedus melanotis'') * Arfak catbird (''Ailuroedus arfakianus'') * Northern catbird (''Ailuroedus jobiensis'') New World catbirds are two monotypic genera from the mimid family (Mimidae) of the passeridan superfamily Muscicapoidea. Among the Mi ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Ailuroedus Buccoides -Denver Zoo-8a
''Ailuroedus'' is a genus of birds in the bowerbird family, Ptilonorhynchidae, native to forests in Australia and New Guinea. The common name, catbird, refers to these species' "wailing cat-like calls". The scientific name ''Ailuroedus'' is derived from the Greek 'ailouros', meaning cat, and 'eidos', referring to form (or perhaps from oaidos, singer). Description Catbirds are characterize by ivory-colored bill with the hooked maxilla, large head, green dorsal plumage, ventral spotting, powerful grasping claws and fig-eating habit. In contrast to the other genera within the ''Ptilonorhynchidae'' family, all of the ''Ailuroedus'' catbirds lack marked sexual dimorphism, are pair bonded, monogamous breeders, with both parents caring for the offspring. They form pair bonds in which the male helps to build the nest, and have simple arboreal chasing displays, without bowers or stages. Taxonomy Traditionally, the ''Ailuroedus'' catbirds were classified as three species. However ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]