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Black-capped Catbird
Ailuroedus melanocephalus E. P. Ramsay, 1883
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ailuroedus melanocephalus E. P. Ramsay, 1883
- Name authority
- E. P. Ramsay, 1883
- Common name
- Black-capped Catbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Ailuroedus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPtilonorhynchidae
- genusAiluroedus Cabanis, 1851
- speciesAiluroedus melanocephalus E. P. Ramsay, 1883
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ailuroedus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-eared CatbirdAiluroedus buccoides (Temminck, 1836) | PtilonorhynchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tan-capped CatbirdAiluroedus geislerorum A. B. Meyer, 1891 | PtilonorhynchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern CatbirdAiluroedus jobiensis Rothschild, 1895 | PtilonorhynchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ailuroedus crassirostris melanocephalus E. P. Ramsay, 1883 E. P. Ramsay, 1883 | synonym |
| Ailuroedus melanotis melanocephalus E. P. Ramsay, 1883 E. P. Ramsay, 1883 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ramsay, & Edward Pierson. (1883). Contributions to the zoology of New Guinea, Part VII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Vol. 8. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DD9K7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.