Australasian Figbird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Oriolidae
Genus
Sphecotheres
eBird Code
ausfig1

Vocalizations

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Will Cornwell · CC_BY_4_0
James Ray · CC0_1_0
Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0
James Ray · CC0_1_0
Will Cornwell · CC_BY_4_0
James Ray · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (5)

  • 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)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.