The Green Catbird (Ailurodeus crassirostris) is well named, as its call sounds just like a cat. This emerald green bird is truly a gem. The neck and breast are flecked with white. The flight feathers are tipped with white.
This bird makes its home in the rainforest. It is found in the Bunya Mountains and Gympie to southern New South Wales. It is a shy bird and forages for food in the lower and middle forest canopy.
The Green Catbird feeds on fruit and leaves. It breeds from September to January. The nest is a large, deep cup made of dried leaves and long, thin twigs.
The nest is placed in thick foliage growing around a tree trunk. The clutch size is usually two cream or light olive brown eggs.
These little Green Catbirds are only 7 inches long from beak to tip of tail. Wild Republic, maker of these birds, has joined hands with CEBA to empower its new line of birds.
Each bird's lifelike design and detailing is the result of input from CEBA. The sound is an actual Green Catbird provided by CEBA (CEntre Bioacoustique Alpin, Europe) and made by expert recordists. Wild Republic's affiliation with this bird organization emphasizes its commitment to nature conservation.
Wild Republic has discontinued its Australian Series of birds.
