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2 Minutes With Australia's Incredible Satin Bowerbirds takes you into the world of these amazing birds of Australia. Subscribe for more captivating bird vide...
10 kwi 1997 · For the male Satin, which builds a U-shaped bower from parallel walls of twigs, the favored color is blue. To decorate its “avenue,” as scientists call it, he collects blue feathers, berries ...
1 maj 2016 · Male bower birds are great thieves so the blue objects are continually changing at a bower as some items are stolen and new ones turn up - some of these stolen and some newly found. The objects include blue plastics of various origins, however blue bottle tops and straws are common and Crimson Rosella blue tail feathers are also common.
The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia. A rare natural intergeneric hybrid between the satin bowerbird and the regent bowerbird is known as Rawnsley's bowerbird.
The male Satin Bowerbird is perhaps the best-known and well-documented of all the bowerbirds in Australia. This fame partially stems from its practice of building and decorating a bower to attract females.
Large plump bowerbird with short bill. Adult males are entirely dark glossy blue-purple color with a pale bill and bright violet eye. Adult females and immatures are primarily green and brown, with blue/pink eyes and scalloped underparts.
Satin Bowerbirds have mesmerizing lilac blue eyes. The satiny sheeny blue bowerbirds are spectacular, as are their green-coloured relatives. Birds sporting greenish plumage are young birds and adult females.
