BirdUp · Species
Spotted Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata(Gould, 1837)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Chlamydera
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The spotted bowerbird is a sedentary, mid-sized passerine found across broad parts of the drier habitats of eastern Australia. The species is known for its remarkable behaviours, like many other bowerbirds (Ptilonorynchidae), which include bower building and decorating, courtship displays and vocal mimicry. Spotted bowerbirds are locally common, however, overall the population is thought to be in decline.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- QLD (except Cape York Pen.) and NSW (east and south-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
6 photos
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