Avithera: Satin Bowerbirds - Blogger
May 1, 2016 · Immature male Satin Bowerbird. Note the green throat and breast with fine white spots and streaks. Also note the dark grey bill is just starting to turn a light colour at the tip indicating this male is about 3 to 4 years old.
Male Satin Bowerbirds must master many skills - BirdWatching
Jun 22, 2024 · Eldon Greij describes the skills a male Satin Bowerbird must possess in courting females -- from constructing an intricate bower to a frenzied song-and-dance routine.
Female or juvenile male satin bowerbird - Flickr
Aug 17, 2015 · The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia.. Mature males have violet-blue eyes and are uniformly coloured black, however, light diffraction by the surface texture of the feathers results in an almost metallic sheen giving a deep shiny blue appearance.
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The Satin Bowerbird Courtship Rituals and Ecological Role
Male satin bowerbirds are notorious for sabotaging and pilfering from each other’s bowers. Interestingly, the quality of a male’s bower doesn’t predict his likelihood to destroy others, although those exhibiting more aggression at feeding sites tend to be more destructive.
Trash and treasure – The joy of finding a bower in the bush!
Oct 27, 2024 · Satin Bowerbirds are medium-sized birds, with the males renowned for decorating their bowers with all manner of blue objects collected from the vicinity of the bower and sometimes from farther afield.
Satin Bowerbird ( MALE / FEMALE ) - Project Noah
On the arrival of a female, the male Satin Bowerbird leaps into a ritualised display of exaggerated movements, such as strutting and bowing, with wings outstretched and quivering, and accompanied by a variety of mechanical-sounding calls, …
Satin Bowerbird - What Birds
Oct 20, 2023 · The male satin bowerbird is particularly striking, measuring approximately 27 centimeters in length and weighing around 120 grams. It has a glossy black plumage that appears almost metallic, while the female displays more muted colors, consisting of …
Satin Bowerbird - BirdLife Australia
The male Satin Bowerbird is perhaps the best-known and well-documented of all the bowerbirds in Australia. This fame partially stems from its practice of building and decorating a bower to attract females.
Satin bowerbird - Wikipedia
The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia. A rare natural intergeneric hybrid between the satin bowerbird and the regent bowerbird is known as Rawnsley's bowerbird.
Satin Bowerbird — Wildly Nice
The Satin Bowerbird is easily identifiable by its glossy blue-black plumage in males and the greenish-tan coloration in females. This species is native to eastern Australia, where it inhabits rainforests, eucalypt forests, and shrublands.