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White-eared Catbird

Ailuroedus buccoides

Not EvaluatedLegendaryOmnivoreForestCup nestMedium · 138 g
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 1
Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 2
Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 3
Photo: Denin · CC0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 4
Photo: Denin · CC0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 5
Photo: unknown · CC0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 6
Photo: unknown · CC0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 7
Photo: Lorentz H.A. · CC0
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 8
Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 9
Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides), photo 10
Photo: unknown · Public domain

About the White-eared Catbird

The white-eared catbird is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae found on New Guinea and the West Papuan Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Indonesia Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Ochre-breasted Catbird (Ailuroedus stonii) Ochre-breasted CatbirdAiluroedus stoniiThe ochre-breasted catbird is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Tan-capped Catbird (Ailuroedus geislerorum) Tan-capped CatbirdAiluroedus geislerorumThe tan-capped catbird is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Black-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis) Black-eared CatbirdAiluroedus melanotisThe black-eared catbird is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found northern Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea, including its surrounding islands.

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