StatusEndemic
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.
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