catbird

noun3

1. •
   An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.

   • The catbird’s note exactly resembles the voice of a kitten, that a stranger to it would instantly conclude that such an animal "had got bewildered in the branches". — 1832
2. •
   Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.

   • The cat bird had a forlorn cry, like a whimpering child or the animal it is named for. — 1985
3. •
   A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.