Calls include wide range of whistles, hisses, and squeaks; known to mimic other birds.
At a glance
Sounds
Range map
Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
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.
Behavior
Its diet consists mainly of fruits and young leaves of forest trees. The male is polygamous and builds a display-court or "stage-type bower" (hence the alternate name stagemaker), decorated with fresh green leaves laid with their pale undersides facing up. The leaves are collected by the male by chewing through the leaf stalk and old leaves are removed from the display-court.
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