Northern Catbird Ailuroedus jobiensis

A large chunky bird of foothill and lower montane forest in northern ranges. Note the dark throat, chest with buff spots and belly with diffuse, large spots. It may overlap altitudinally with Tan-capped Catbird, but Northern is larger, found at higher elevation and has a black cheek and white-tipped tail. Voice, a nasal “weuu! wa-re-weuu!” with the first note the loudest, the 2nd and 3rd, short and rising, and 4th a long, falling note.