Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
2 Satin Bowerbird at Hughes, ACT
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| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | ArcherCallaway | 27 Feb 2019 | |
| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | JonSteinbeck | 26 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
I saw four Satin Bowerbirds in the middle of a quiet street apparently feeding on some plant matter that had fallen from a tree. I think some of the birds may have been immature birds but it was not clear. They were making the occasional whirring, metallic-like noise bowerbirds make. The bird in the last photo, with its beak open sometimes, looked dominant but at other times looked submissive.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.099302-35.337910
- Altitude 628.2m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2019 08:56 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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