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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Ailuroedus Cabanis, 1851 |
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Ailuroedus is a genus of birds in the Ptilonorhynchidae family (bowerbirds).
It contains the following 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".[1] Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for "cat-singer" or "cat-voiced".[2]
References
- ^ Rowland, Peter (2008). Bowerbirds. CSIRO Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0643094202. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ofqfr_eyqRIC&pg=PA7. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ Rowland 2008, p. 31.
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