Satin Bower Bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

Description:

Male birds are black with a deep blue sheen. Females are a dull green colour with rufous wings and a lighter scalloped pattern underneath. Their eyes are a blue colour.

Distribution:

In the Blue Mountains of New South Wales these birds inhabit rainforest & the fringes of sclerophyl forests. They are shy birds & not seen often. Bowers might be stumbled upon in the bush.

Comments:

Bowerbirds are mainly fruit eating birds. The male bird builds a bower of sticks which he looks after & decorates. The bower is used for courting. The male bower bird loves blue objects which are placed at the entrances to the bower.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus: Ptilonorhynchus
Species: violaceus
Last Updated: 29-12-2018