RarityFairly Common
Height30 cm
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"Males collect and often steal hundreds of blue objects, rom flowers to bottle caps, for their bowers."
Field Guide
Satin Bowerbird
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The Satin Bowerbird (*Ptilonorhynchus violaceus*) is Australia’s most iconic bower-building bird, found in forests and woodlands along the east coast. Known for their vibrant purple-blue eyes and males for their glossy blue-black plumage and elaborate stick bowers; this medium-sized species is a highlight of eastern Australian birdlife.
Distribution Map
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Satin Bowerbird has been recorded.
- Cotter Bend🔥 ActiveAustralian Capital Territory · 1 species · seen 25 days ago
- Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve🔥 ActiveAustralian Capital Territory · 4 species · seen 14 days ago
- Green Mountain Campground🔥 ActiveQueensland · 2 species · seen 18 days ago
- Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station🔥 ActiveAustralian Capital Territory · 12 species · 13 sightings · seen 2 days ago
- O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat🔥 ActiveQueensland · 35 species · 111 sightings · seen 4 days ago
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