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WESTERN BOWERBIRD FACTS |
Description
The Western Bowerbird is dark brown above with prominent lighter brown or tan spotting. The underside is reddish fawn colour. Males have a pink crest (nuchal crest) that can be raised on the back of the neck; females also have crest but it is smaller. The feet and legs are grey and bill is dark. Young birds are similar to adults but don't have pink crest.
Other Names
Spotted Bowerbird, Mimic-bird.
Size
25 cm
Habitat
woodland, shrubland, gardens
Food
fruit, insects, seeds
Breeding
The nest is a shallow cup made of twigs, and other plant material. The male builds a bower which is an avenue of twigs decorated with white and green objects including bones, shells, small stones, plant fruit.
Range
found in central Australia (interior Northern Territory and northern South Australia) and central Western Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae | | Genus: | Chlamydera | | Species: | guttata | | Common Name: | Western Bowerbird |
Relatives in same Genus
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (C. cerviniventris)
Spotted Bowerbird (C. maculata)
Great Bowerbird (C. nuchalis)
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