Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
White-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides) - HBW 14, p. 393
French: Jardinier à joues blanches
German: Weißohr-Laubenvogel
Spanish: Maullador Cariblanco
Other common names: White-throated/Barbet-like/Least Catbird
Taxonomy: Kitta buccoides Temminck, 1836, Lobo, Triton Bay, New Guinea.
Birds from Waigeo included in nominate race, but sometimes separated as oorti. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- buccoides ( Temminck, 1836) - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati), and NW New Guinea E to Siriwo R in N and, in S, to Triton Bay.
- geislerorum A. B. Meyer, 1891 - Yapen I (in Geelvink Bay) and N New Guinea from Mamberamo R area E to Collingwood Bay area.
- cinnamomeus Mees, 1964 - S New Guinea from Mimika R E to upper Fly R and L Kutubu area.
- stonii Sharpe, 1876 - SE New Guinea from upper Purari R (including Karimui, Bomai and Soliabeda areas, in Eastern Highlands) E along coast to Amazon Bay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a feeder, feeding Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 3 years ago 42 sec 4.4 -
A bird changing perch and preening. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 43 sec 3.3 -
A bird resting on a branch. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 25 sec 3.3
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Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 19 November 2011 5 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 3
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A bird giving calls Locality Heidelberg Zoo, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
(ssp buccoides)
Michael C 1 January 2008 2 years ago 2
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