Tooth-billed Bowerbird

Scenopoeetes dentirostris

Medium-sized, chunky rainforest bird, found in a small area of higher-elevation rainforest in coastal northern Queensland. Dark brown upperparts and pale underparts with blurry brown streaking. Bill has serration that resembles teeth. Male clears a section of rainforest floor and decorates it with fresh green leaves when breeding. Calls include wide range of whistles, hisses, and squeaks; known to mimic other birds.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Scenopoeetes dentirostris
Authority
(Ramsay, EP, 1876)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus
Scenopoeetes

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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