How big is a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?

The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is a medium sized bird weighing about 163 g.

Where can you see a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?

The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?

The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is most easily confused with the Western Bowerbird, the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird and the Golden Bowerbird.

Is the Tooth-billed Bowerbird endangered?

The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Tooth-billed Bowerbird

Scenopoeetes dentirostris

Bowerbirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris) is a rare bowerbird found only in Australia, weighing about 163 g. The tooth-billed bowerbird, also known as the stagemaker bowerbird or tooth-billed catbird, is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae.

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Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 1 — Photo: Aalbert Rebergen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 2 — Photo: Aalbert Rebergen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 3 — Photo: Aalbert Rebergen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 4 — Photo: Aalbert Rebergen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 5 — Photo: Aalbert Rebergen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 6 — Photo: Wairambar Rainforest · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 7 — Photo: Wairambar Rainforest · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 8 — Photo: Wairambar Rainforest · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 9 — Photo: Wairambar Rainforest · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), photo 10 — Photo: Daniel S. Katz · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Tooth-billed Bowerbird

The tooth-billed bowerbird, also known as the stagemaker bowerbird or tooth-billed catbird, is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Scenopoeetes. It is found in the Cape York Peninsula and northeast Queensland of northeast Australia.

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How to identify it

The tooth-billed bowerbird is a medium-sized (approximately 27 centimetres (11 in) long) bowerbird. It is a stocky olive-brown bird with brown-streaked buffish white underparts, grey feet, a brown iris and a distinctive serrated bill. The sexes are similar, but the female is slightly smaller than the male.

Where it lives

Australia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?: The tooth-billed bowerbird is a medium-sized (approximately 27 centimetres (11 in) long) bowerbird. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?: The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is a medium sized bird weighing about 163 g.
Where can you see a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?: The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tooth-billed Bowerbird?: The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is most easily confused with the Western Bowerbird, the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird and the Golden Bowerbird.
Is the Tooth-billed Bowerbird endangered?: The Tooth-billed Bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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