Ptilonorhynchus violaceus at suppressed

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

3 Satin Bowerbird at suppressed

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Identification history

	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus	17 Nov 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus	17 Nov 2019	BIrdsinCanberra

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Author's notes

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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Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

2 Abundance
2 Nov 2019 07:56 AM Recorded on
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True Nesting site

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