Satin Bowerbird
Endemic to eastern Australia...like
all bowerbirds shows highly
complex courtship behavior.
all bowerbirds shows highly
complex courtship behavior.
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
(L 9.1-10.6")
O’Reilly’s Lodge
19Oct2015
Laminington
Nat’l Park
Nat’l Park
19Oct2015
flash photos
female
Ptilonothychus is Greek
for feather beak.
for feather beak.
The Australian satin bower-bird
has strikingly blue eyes. They use
litter, even Coke cans, to catch
the females’ attention.
(Chris Emslie)
has strikingly blue eyes. They use
litter, even Coke cans, to catch
the females’ attention.
(Chris Emslie)
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
© eBird