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Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventrisGould, 1850
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Chlamydera
At a glance
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird, about 29 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 29 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Fawn-breasted Bowerbird look like?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird, about 29 cm long and weighing 117–182 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Fawn-breasted Bowerbird?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Fawn-breasted Bowerbird eat?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird feeds on fruit, seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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