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Birds of Australia

Common Name: Satin Bowerbird

Scientific Name: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Satin Bowerbird female

This is a female Satin Bowerbird, the male who is black (hence the name) eluded me on the day, Jiliby, Dec 2017.

Satin Bowerbird Bower

This the Bowerbirds bower where all the courtship happens, the bits of blue plastic rubbish have been collected by the male to attract the females. They still build a nest in a tree for their young.
Jiliby, Dec 2017

Male Satin Bowerbird

Male Satin Bowerbird at Cooorbong NSW, Sept 2014

Male Satin Bowerbird

Male Satin Bowerbird at Cooorbong NSW, Sept 2014

Satin Bowerbird female

Satin Bowerbird at Old Pioneer Dairy, Wyong, NSW. Feb 2014.

Male Satin Bowerbird

Satin Bowerbird female Copacabana Aug 2013

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