Male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus), for example, have lush, velvet blue plumage, while flame bowerbirds flaunt fiery yellow and orange feathers. Some bowerbirds sport brilliant ...

In order to capture the dazzling, courtship display of the little-known Flame Bowerbird the crew first had to reach a remote forest in Papua New Guinea, a 6-hour boat journey from the nearest town.

Orange flame bowerbird. (Photo courtesy BBC) A male orange flame bowerbird (Sericulus aureus), whilst performing his dance, produces wheezing calls from his throat and pulses his pupil size in an ...