Satin bowerbird

Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Genus Chlamydera contains the following species, all found in Australia and/or New Guinea: ...

Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Genus Chlamydera
Western Bowerbird, Chlamydera guttata
Spotted Bowerbird, Chlamydera maculata
Great Bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis
Yellow-breasted Bowerbird, Chlamydera lauterbachi ...

The satin bowerbird collects sticks, twigs and grasses to construct a tiny 'tunnel of love'.

The satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhyncus violaceus, prefers blue decorative articles. The bower is constructed by the male in his effort to attract a female and probably has no other function than for the courtship performance.

You can see and access part of the walk from the parking lot. A Satin Bowerbird has decorated his bower with blue plastic straws from the O'Reillys restaurant. The bowerbird himself was not around the nest this week.

See also: Bowerbird, Shell, Lyrebird, King parrot, Rainbow lorikeet