Ailuroedus
| Ailuroedus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Ailuroedus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Species | |
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Ailuroedus is a genus of birds in the Ptilonorhynchidae family (bowerbirds).
Species
- White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides)
- Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
- Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
The common name "catbird" refers to these species'"wailing cat-like calls". Ailuroeduslikewise is from the Greek for "cat-singer" or "cat-voiced".
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