BirdUp · Species
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus(Vieillot, 1816)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Ptilonorhynchus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The satin bowerbird is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is the only species placed in the genus Ptilonorhynchus.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
song · Quality A
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
song · Quality B
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
song · Quality B
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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