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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