Ailuroedus crassirostris
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In 3 days >90%
The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child. The green catbird resembles the spotted catbird, which is found in wet tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland.
Green catbirds are a medium-sized stocky bird with long, powerful legs and a long, stout bill. The back, wings and rump are brilliant emerald green, with very conspicuous pure white spots at the tips of the tertiaries and secondaries, which, on the tips of coverts, form two white wing-bars. The tail is brownish emerald with white tips. The head is greenish brown mottled black and finely flecked pale buff. The chest is greenish buff to dull emerald with distinctive short white streaks.
The bill is horn coloured and the legs are greyish brown. The iris is bright red in direct sun with a partial white eye-ring. Male and female birds share similar plumage, making it very difficult to distinguish between the sexes. Juvenile birds also... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorge Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Green Catbird sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 3,129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to January
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Green Catbird in Lamington National Park on a given day, against about 50% in April–May and July, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Catbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Green Catbird sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Royal National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Ptilonorhynchidae
The closest relatives of the Green Catbird that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Ptilonorhynchidae, Bowerbirds) are Satin Bowerbird (about 80%) and Regent Bowerbird (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Catbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Lamington National Park (3,129 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
