Borgia: He reuses the bower. Male satin bowerbirds, we know, may mate with 25 different females. One male in one year had 53 copulations. So the bowers are used quite a lot. Stud of studs ...

In Australia, in front of his stick-and-grass avenue, a male satin bowerbird, whose eyes are a striking blue, displays blue parrot feathers, white snail shells, and yellow and purple blossoms.

There are at least 20 strikingly different species of bowerbird, and although they share a bower-building prowess, no two species look quite the same. Male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus ...

Get a glimpse of the crazy courtship of these barmy birds. Satin bowerbird. (Photo courtesy BBC) A male satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) puts on a display next to his bower. He collects ...

In satin bowerbirds the males call from their bowers, and the males aren't located very far apart, so when you hear a calling male you can simply go to the vicinity of that call. Otherwise ...

While some bowers look like nests, they are more akin to elaborate display areas. Male bowerbirds construct these ornate bachelor-bowers to attract mates. And female bowerbirds are particularly ...