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New World catbirds are two monotypic genera from the mimid family (Mimidae) of the passeridan superfamily Muscicapoidea. Among the Mimidae, they represent independent basal lineages probably closer to the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than to the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers: [ 2 ]
Catbirds are characterize by ivory-colored bill with the hooked maxilla, large head, green dorsal plumage, ventral spotting, powerful grasping claws and fig-eating habit. [ 5 ] In contrast to the other genera within the Ptilonorhynchidae family, all of the Ailuroedus catbirds lack marked sexual dimorphism , are pair bonded, monogamous breeders ...
The La Crosse Catbirds was an American basketball team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin and member of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). [2] The Catbirds were the 1990 and 1992 CBA champions. The team moved to La Crosse from Louisville in 1985, and left La Crosse for Pittsburgh in May 1994. [ 1 ]
Players for the La Crosse Catbirds, a minor league basketball team that competed in the Continental Basketball Association from 1985 to 1994. This was the first CBA franchise located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with the second being the La Crosse Bobcats (1996–2001). The franchise went through several name changes: Louisville Catbirds (1983/84 ...
[7] [12] [13] The gray catbird is a migratory species. Spring migration ranges from March to May, and in the fall ranges from late August to November. [14] The catbird tends to avoid dense, unbroken woodlands, and does not inhabit coniferous, pine woodland. Catbirds prefer a dense vegetative substrate, especially if thorny vegetation is present.
Louisville Catbirds, a basketball team; La Crosse Catbirds, a basketball team; Other. Catbird, an American jeweler; Catbird, an Australian thoroughbred horse that won the Golden Slipper Stakes in 1999; Catbird, Catwoman's alternate identity in the DC Gothtopia story arc, written by John Layman. Catbird Records, a US independent record label
It has been said that the Abyssinian catbird is the finest singer of the African birds. Oftentimes during the rainy season, the male and female Abyssinian catbirds can be found harmonizing together to make an even more beautiful song. The male, long-necked and wings spread, makes a loud ringing sound while the female releases a purring sound. [10]
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