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title: "Australasian Figbird"
description: "Sphecotheres vieilloti — Aves. The Australasian figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), also known as the green figbird (not to be confused with the Timor figbird), is a conspicuous, medium-sized passerine bird native to a wide range of wooded habitats in northern and eastern Australia, southern New Guinea, and the Kai Islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/australasian-figbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australasian Figbird

> Sphecotheres vieilloti — Aves. The Australasian figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), also known as the green figbird (not to be confused with the Timor figbird), is a conspicuous, medium-sized passerine bird native to a wide range of wooded habitats in northern and eastern Australia, southern New Guinea, and the Kai Islands.

- Scientific name: *Sphecotheres vieilloti*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 12227
- Wikidata: [Q1588820](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1588820)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73407](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73407)

## Names

- en: Australasian Figbird
- de: Nördlicher Feigenpirol
- es: Oropéndola de Vieillot
- fr: Sphécothère de Vieillot
- nl: Grijskraagvijgvogel
- pl: Figojad zielony

## Countries with the most observations

AU (11741), PG (25)

## Summary

The Australasian figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), also known as the green figbird (not to be confused with the Timor figbird), is a conspicuous, medium-sized passerine bird native to a wide range of wooded habitats in northern and eastern Australia, southern New Guinea, and the Kai Islands. It is common in large parts of its range, and occurs in numerous protected areas. Consequently, it is rated as least concern by BirdLife International and the IUCN.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_figbird

## Photo

![Australasian Figbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australasian-figbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bethlea Bell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/392777774

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australasian-figbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).