Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens)
About the Blue Jewel-babbler
The blue jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae, endemic to New Guinea. In Wampar, spoken among the people who live in Markham Valley of New Guinea, it is referred to as the birisis. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland rainforests, typically primary rather than secondary forests. Its call consists of a series of rapid notes at a constant pitch; it starts loud and gets progressively louder. Source: P. c. caerulescens P. c. neumanni P. c. nigricrissus P. c. geislerorum.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 45 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 8 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 Indonesia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieillotirecording
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiirecording
- Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiaerecording
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisrecording
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformisrecording
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonicarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.