Passeriformes / Oriolidae / Sphecotheres

Australasian Figbird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Sphecotheres vieilloti ashbyi

northwestern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to northern Northern Territory)
Sphecotheres vieilloti cucullatus

Kai Islands (Indonesia), Arafura Sea
Sphecotheres vieilloti flaviventris

northeastern Australia (southwestern Torres Strait islands, Cape York Peninsula south to Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland)
Sphecotheres vieilloti salvadorii

coastal southeastern New Guinea
Sphecotheres vieilloti vieilloti

eastern Australia (Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland southward to Bairnsdale, eastern Victoria)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.