Tooth-billed bowerbird
Scenopoeetes dentirostris (E. P. Ramsay, 1876)
The tooth-billed bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 161.8 g to 169.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the tooth-billed bowerbird
- Weight
- 161.8 g – 169.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the tooth-billed bowerbird 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 tooth-billed bowerbird is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the tooth-billed bowerbird?
The tooth-billed bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris), 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.
From the Wikipedia article “Tooth-billed bowerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tooth-billed_bowerbird&oldid=1380593466), 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.
What does the tooth-billed bowerbird sound like?
Is the tooth-billed bowerbird endangered?
The tooth-billed bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the tooth-billed bowerbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPtilonorhynchidae
- genusScenopoeetes
- SpeciesScenopoeetes dentirostris (E. P. Ramsay, 1876)
Synonyms Ailuroedus dentirostris, Ailuroedus dentirostris dentirostris, Scenopoeetes dentirostris minor, Scenopoeus dentirostris, Scenopooetes dentirostris
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- StagemakerEnglish
- Tooth-billed catbirdEnglish
- arquer dentatCatalan
- lemčík zejkozobýCzech
- Tandnæbbet KattefuglDanish
- ZahnlaubenvogelGerman
- Zahn-LaubenvogelGerman
- dentbeka ptilonorinkoEsperanto
- Pergolero dentadoSpanish
- kidanokk-lehtlalindEstonian
- گربهخوان نوکدندانیPersian
- matkijanaukujaFinnish
- Jardinier à bec dentéFrench
- pjegavotrba vrtlaricaCroatian
- fogascsőrű nyávogómadárHungarian
- Uccello gatto dentatoItalian
- ハバシニワシドリJapanese
- dančiasnapis katpaukštisLithuanian
- Bruine KatvogelDutch
- tannkattefuglNorwegian
- zębatekPolish
- jardineiro-dentadoPortuguese
- perguleiro-dentadoPortuguese
- Зубцеклювый садовникRussian
- Пёстрая кошачья птицаRussian
- šiatorník zúbkozobýSlovak
- Zubata baštovankaSerbian
- tandlövsalsfågelSwedish
- tandnäbbad lövsalsfågelSwedish
- Diş Gagalı ÇardakkuşuTurkish
- нявкун строкатоволийUkrainian
- 鋸嘴貓鳥Chinese
- 齿嘴园丁鸟Chinese
Relatives of the tooth-billed bowerbird
Other species in the same family Ptilonorhynchidae.
Satin bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Great bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
Green catbird
Ailuroedus crassirostris
Spotted bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata
Golden bowerbird
Prionodura newtoniana
White-eared catbird
Ailuroedus buccoides
CompareTooth-billed bowerbird vs Satin bowerbirdTooth-billed bowerbird vs Great bowerbirdTooth-billed bowerbird vs Green catbirdTooth-billed bowerbird vs Spotted bowerbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tooth-billed bowerbird?
An adult tooth-billed bowerbird weighs 161.8 g – 169.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the tooth-billed bowerbird live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the tooth-billed bowerbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the tooth-billed bowerbird endangered?
The tooth-billed bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the tooth-billed bowerbird?
The tooth-billed bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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