Listen to the Tooth-billed bowerbird
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About the Tooth-billed bowerbird
The Tooth-billed bowerbird is a bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”.
What does the Tooth-billed bowerbird sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Ptilonorhynchidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tooth-billed bowerbird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Tooth-billed bowerbird on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Tooth-billed bowerbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tooth-billed bowerbird as “near threatened”.
What family does the Tooth-billed bowerbird belong to?
The Tooth-billed bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Tooth-billed Catbird audio09 by Aviceda – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q143736 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Tooth-billed bowerbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi – CC BY-SA 2.0