Regent Bowerbird
Use greenish leaves to apply pea-green
saliva to decorate their bowers...a rare
example of tool use by birds.
saliva to decorate their bowers...a rare
example of tool use by birds.
Sericulus chrysocephalus
(L 9.8")
Laminington Nat’l Park
19Oct2015
female
Sericulus is Greek for
silken; chrysocephalus is
Greek for golden-headed.
silken; chrysocephalus is
Greek for golden-headed.
Endemic to eastern Australia.
The Australian bowerbird is the
serial womanizer of the avian
kingdom. (Noah Stryker)
serial womanizer of the avian
kingdom. (Noah Stryker)
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