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Green catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris (Paykull, 1815)

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The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 197 g to 221 g and live up to 4 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green catbird

Weight
197 g – 221 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1.7 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the green catbird live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The green catbird is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the green catbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child. The green catbird resembles the spotted catbird, which is found in wet tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland.

From the Wikipedia article “Green catbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_catbird&oldid=1374951026), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the green catbird endangered?

The green catbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the green catbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusAiluroedus
  7. SpeciesAiluroedus crassirostris (Paykull, 1815)

Synonyms Ailuroedus crassirostris crassirostris, Lanius crassirostris

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • arquer verdCatalan
  • lemčík tlustozobýCzech
  • aderyn cath gwyrddWelsh
  • Grøn KattefuglDanish
  • GrünlaubenvogelGerman
  • Dickschnabel-LaubenvogelGerman
  • Grüner LaubenvogelGerman
  • verda katoptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Maullador verdeSpanish
  • austraalia kõutslindEstonian
  • smaragdinaukujaFinnish
  • Jardinier vertFrench
  • zelena vrtlaricaCroatian
  • vastagcsőrű nyávogómadárHungarian
  • Uccello gatto verdeItalian
  • ネコドリJapanese
  • wiyulgakgs
  • žaliasis katpaukštisLithuanian
  • Groene KatvogelDutch
  • grønnkattefuglNorwegian
  • miauczek zielonyPolish
  • miador-verdePortuguese
  • Зелёная птица-кошкаRussian
  • Зелёный кошачий шалашникRussian
  • šiatorník zelenýSlovak
  • Zelena mačkuljaSerbian
  • grön kattfågelSwedish
  • Yeşil KedikuşuTurkish
  • нявкун зеленийUkrainian
  • 綠貓鳥Chinese
  • 绿园丁鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the green catbird

Other species in the same genus Ailuroedus.

Arfak catbird

Ailuroedus arfakianus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green catbird?

An adult green catbird weighs 197 g – 221 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the green catbird live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the green catbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the green catbird endangered?

The green catbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the green catbird live?

The green catbird has a recorded lifespan of 4 years.

What kind of animal is the green catbird?

The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{green_catbird_2026,
  title = {Green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-catbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}