2 Satin Bowerbird at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | 17 May 2019 | Illilanga | ||
| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus | 16 May 2019 | JonSteinbeck |
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User's notes
The bird was in an area where I have often seen Satin Bowerbirds. It was making that unique mechanical whirring call wile it hopped around the area. Unfortunately, it tended to stay in the shadows so it was hard to get a good picture of it.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.103447-35.331923
- Altitude 622.6m
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 May 2019 11:05 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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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