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White-eared catbird Gray catbird A gray catbird voicing cat-like sounds at Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Ohio, US. Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat's meowing. The genus name Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for 'cat-singer' or 'cat-voiced'. [1]
A gray catbird's song is easily distinguished from that of the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) or brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) because the mockingbird repeats its phrases or "strophes" three to four times, the thrasher usually twice, but the catbird sings most phrases only once. The catbird's song is usually described as more raspy ...
The common name, catbird, refers to these species' "wailing cat-like calls". [2] The scientific name Ailuroedus is derived from the Greek 'ailouros', meaning cat, and 'eidos', referring to form (or perhaps from oaidos, singer).
A catbird is any one of several unrelated songbirds with cat-like calls. It may also refer to: Aircraft. Lockheed Martin CATBird, Lockheed Martin test aircraft; Scaled Composites Catbird, a high-efficiency five-seat single-engine aircraft; Basketball. Louisville Catbirds, a basketball team; La Crosse Catbirds, a basketball team; Other. Catbird ...
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Cat communication falls under three main categories: murmuring, meowing, and aggressive. We all know what a meow sounds like, and you’ve probably heard the eerie warble that cats vocalize when ...
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