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Green Catbird![]() Size: 24-33 cm Weight: 165-270 g |
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See Green
Catbird at Wikipedia ![]() |
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Photos |
Race "crassirostris"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Green Catbird
(photo courtesy of M. Windeyer)
[Glenning Valley, NSW, October 2011]
Frontal view of a Green Catbird
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cooroy, QLD, December 2017]
Near-frontal view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Mt. Tamborine, QLD, August 2013]
Near-lateral view of a Green Catbird
[Dorrigo NP,
NSW, July 2009]
Lateral view of a Green Catbird
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cooroy, QLD, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD,
April 2013]
Lateral view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, June 2016]
Different lateral view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Mt. Tamborine, QLD, August 2013]
Dorsal view of a Green Catbird
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cooroy, QLD, December 2017]
Dorsal view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Mt. Tamborine, QLD, August 2013]
Different dorsal view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Mt. Tamborine, QLD, August 2013]
Ventral view of a Green Catbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD,
April 2013]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Sedentary/roaming | Elementary unit: Solitary |
As opposed to other species of bowerbirds, male Green Catbirds do NOT build bowers (i.e. courting displays to attract females).
Male birds are sedentary, females are roaming.
Green Catbird basking in the sun (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Royal NP,
NSW, January 2017]
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Food, Diet |
Green Catbird with its bill stuffed with fruit
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cooroy, QLD, December 2017]
Green Catbird foraging on the ground (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Royal NP,
NSW, October 2016]
Green Catbird feeding on the core of an apple (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Royal NP,
NSW, October 2016]
Green Catbird taking fruit from a bird feeder; this is the bird whose
calls were recorded
on 6 October 2020
(photo courtesy of T. Froia Drummond)
[Pomona, Sunshine Coast, QLD, October 2020]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
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Twitcher's tip |
Apart from the characteristic cat-like call giving them their name, Green Catbirds also use a very high-pitched short chirping call unusual for a bird this tall (about the same size as a Satin Bowerbird).
grncatb_20170608.m4a |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Contact calls | © MD | |
grncatb_20140522.mp3 |
crassirostris (NE NSW) |
Contact calls | © MD | |
grncatb_tfd_20201006.m4a |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Contact calls | © TFD | |
grncatb_art_20131125.m4a |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Territorial calls(?) | © ART | |
grncatb_tfd_20220831.mp3 |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Territorial calls(?) | © TFD | |
grncatb_art_20131125_2.m4a |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Territorial calls(?) | © ART | |
grncatb_20160314_3.m4a |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Territorial call(?) | © MD | |
grncatb_20160314_2.m4a |
crassirostris (SE QLD) |
Territorial call(?) Q&A | © MD |
More Green Catbird sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.