Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
1 Satin Bowerbird at Deakin, ACT
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| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | ArcherCallaway | 11 Dec 2018 | |
| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | JonSteinbeck | 11 Dec 2018 |
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User's notes
I could hear a Satin Bowerbird making its strange, whirring mating call but it took me a while to be able to see it. Only when it moved higher into the tree was it obvious. This was the only photo I was able to take before it flew off to the north-west.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098288-35.324830
- Altitude 600.0m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2018 07:32 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 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
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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