BirdUp · Species
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventrisGould, 1850
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Chlamydera
- Commonness
- Common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The fawn-breasted bowerbird is a medium-sized, up to 32 cm (13 in) long, bowerbird with a greyish brown spotted white plumage, a black bill, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and an orange buff below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than the male.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea), coastal north-east and south-east New Guinea and north-east Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (far north-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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