▁regularly ▁detected ▁in ▁well - est ab lished ▁rain for est ▁reg row th ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Sp otted ▁cat bird s ▁are ▁ 2 6 – 3 0   cm . ▁M ales ▁we igh ▁ 1 8 0 g ▁and ▁females ▁we igh ▁ 1 6 8 g . ▁Ad ult s ▁have ▁a ▁large , ▁dus ky ▁colored ▁head ▁with ▁a ▁black ish ▁cap ▁and ▁black ▁ear - patch . ▁They ▁have ▁mostly ▁bright - green ▁upper parts ▁with ▁heavy ▁o live ▁che v rons ▁and ▁white ▁stre aking ▁on ▁the ▁under body . ▁They ▁have ▁sl im ▁white ▁wing ▁bars ▁and ▁a ▁white - ti pped ▁green ▁tail . ▁The ▁eye ▁is ▁red ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁st out , ▁cre am ▁colored ▁be ak . ▁The ▁legs ▁and ▁feet ▁are ▁dark ▁to ▁bl u ish ▁grey . ▁M ales ▁and ▁females ▁have ▁similar ▁pl um age . ▁Their ▁color ing ▁diff ers ▁from ▁other ▁b ower bird s ▁which ▁have ▁a ▁pl um age ▁color ▁pattern ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁two ▁colors ▁of ▁various ▁proport ions . ▁The ▁crypt ic ▁pl um age ▁color ing ▁of ▁the ▁cat bird ▁a ids ▁in ▁parent al ▁care ▁by ▁helping ▁the ▁cat bird ▁bl end ▁into ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁allowing ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁to ▁tend ▁to ▁the ▁nest lings . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁allow ▁sp otted ▁cat bird s ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁for aging ▁as ▁they ▁bl end ▁into ▁the ▁surrounding ▁fol i age .