Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Satin Bowerbird at Hughes, ACT
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| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | natureguy | 21 Dec 2018 | |
| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | JonSteinbeck | 20 Dec 2018 |
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This female was initially in a tree but spied a grasshopper on some leaves, flew past the leaves to take the grasshopper on the wing, landing on this log just beside me. She then flew off to the south, high into a tree by the golf course.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104018-35.331375
- Altitude 626.7m
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2018 09:11 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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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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