Bowerbirds
Ptilonorhynchidae
Bowerbirds /ˈbaʊərbɜːrd/ make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 23 known species
Ptilonorhynchus
genusPtilonorhynchus
Spotted Bowerbirds and Allies
genusChlamydera
Yellow-and-black Bowerbirds
genusSericulus
Australo-Papuan Catbirds
genusAiluroedus
Scenopoeetes
genusScenopoeetes
Prionodura
genusPrionodura
Gardener Bowerbirds
genusAmblyornis
Archboldia
genusArchboldia
Sericulus × Ptilonorhynchus
genushybridSericulus × Ptilonorhynchus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14495.