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Northern catbird

Ailuroedus jobiensis Rothschild, 1895

Status not recordedsongbirds

The northern catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis) 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 northern 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 northern 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 northern 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

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the northern 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 northern catbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusAiluroedus
  7. SpeciesAiluroedus jobiensis Rothschild, 1895

Synonyms Aeluroedus jobiensis, Ailuroedus crassirostris guttaticollis, Ailuroedus crassirostris jobiensis, Ailuroedus melanotis guttaticollis, Ailuroedus melanotis jobiensis

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Bewani KattefuglDanish
  • Schwarzkehl-LaubenvogelGerman
  • nigragorĝa katoptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Maullador norteñoSpanish
  • Jardinier de JobiFrench
  • キタネコドリJapanese
  • Noordelijke KatvogelDutch
  • okerbukkattefuglNorwegian
  • miauczek rdzawyPolish
  • miador-nortenhoPortuguese
  • Темногорлая птица-кошкаRussian
  • šiatorník tmavohrdlýSlovak
  • Severna novogvinejska mačkuljaSerbian
  • nordlig kattfågelSwedish
  • Karaca Başlı KedikuşuTurkish
  • нявкун папуанськийUkrainian
  • 北方貓鳥Chinese
  • 北方园丁鸟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern catbird

Other species in the same genus Ailuroedus.

LC, Least Concern
Green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)

Green catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

Ptilonorhynchidae

Arfak catbird

Ailuroedus arfakianus

PtilonorhynchidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the northern catbird live?

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

What kind of animal is the northern catbird?

The northern catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis) 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). Northern catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-catbird

MLA

“Northern catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-catbird.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_catbird_2026,
  title = {Northern catbird (Ailuroedus jobiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-catbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}