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Black-capped Catbird (Ailuroedus melanocephalus)

Black-capped Catbird
Photo: andy nunn via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Black-capped Catbird

The black-eared catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis) is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found northern Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea, including its surrounding islands. They are named after their cat-like wails and black ear spot.

Source: Black-eared catbird on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.