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Huon catbird

Ailuroedus astigmaticus Mayr, 1931

Status not recordedsongbirds

The huon catbird (Ailuroedus astigmaticus) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the huon catbird

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the huon 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 huon catbird is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the huon catbird endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the huon catbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusAiluroedus
  7. SpeciesAiluroedus astigmaticus Mayr, 1931

Synonyms Ailuroedus crassirostris astigmaticus, Ailuroedus melanotis astigmaticus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Huon KattefuglDanish
  • HuonlaubenvogelGerman
  • huona katoptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Maullador de HuonSpanish
  • Jardinier de HuonFrench
  • フォンネコドリJapanese
  • HuonkatvogelDutch
  • miauczek długosternyPolish
  • miador-de-huonPortuguese
  • Хаонская птица-кошкаRussian
  • šiatorník dlhochvostýSlovak
  • Huon mačkuljaSerbian
  • huonkattfågelSwedish
  • Huon KedikuşuTurkish
  • нявкун гуонськийUkrainian
  • 休恩貓鳥Chinese
  • 休恩园丁鸟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the huon catbird

Other species in the same genus Ailuroedus.

LC, Least Concern
Green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)

Green catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

Ptilonorhynchidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the huon catbird live?

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

What kind of animal is the huon catbird?

The huon catbird (Ailuroedus astigmaticus) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Huon catbird (Ailuroedus astigmaticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/huon-catbird

MLA

“Huon catbird (Ailuroedus astigmaticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/huon-catbird.

BibTeX
@misc{huon_catbird_2026,
  title = {Huon catbird (Ailuroedus astigmaticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/huon-catbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}