Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Satin Bowerbird at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus	24 Jun 2018	ArcherCallaway
Chalcites lucidus	24 Jun 2018	Mikeinwanniassa
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus	24 Jun 2018	JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

I believe these were three females feeding at the western edge of the Federal Golf course just away form the thick undergrowth and shubbery betweent the course and the houses. Only one of the birds let me approach within any distance, with that bird eventually being chased off by Noisy Miners.The disagreement between the birds continued into the undergrowth.

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JonSteinbeck wrote:

25 Jun 2018

Hi Mike, Thanks for the suggestion but I will hold firm with Satin Bowerbird as I have also heard them making the typical bowerbird call that sounds almost like a mechanical spring unwinding. I have also seen the male in the dark blue plumage, I just have not been able to get a photograph of him. I appreciate you taking time to make a suggestion. Cheers.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.104615 -35.331543
Altitude 625.9m
Maps Federal Golf Course
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
23 Jun 2018 04:30 PM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Magpie or larger Other Birds Birds

Species information

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Scientific name
Satin Bowerbird Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1143.4m Recorded at altitude
609 images trained Machine learning

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