Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

3 Satin Bowerbird at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus	17 Nov 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus	17 Nov 2019	JonSteinbeck

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Two, possibly juvenile male, Satin Bowerbirds appeared to be practicing a mating dance near a bower. One was definitely a juvenile male as it was moulting into its dark satin plumage, with patches of blue appearing. The other bird did not have any clear patches of blue. I think the other bird was a male as well because it was putting sticks into the bower, like it was building it. The first bird actually undertook a bit of a dance while I was watching, complete with the metallic-like whirring sounds these birds make.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.103942 -35.330247
Altitude 643.8m
Maps Federal Golf Course Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
2 Nov 2019 07:56 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Additional information

True Nesting site

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
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