Spotted Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata· 园丁鸟科(1 photos)
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Spotted Bowerbird
25-30 cm. Bold rich-buff spots on pale brown mantle/wings/rump; on nape, erectile pink crest; ash-grey patch on lower nape. Female: crest smaller. Immature: heavily marked throat/breast; lacks crest. Singles, parties: active around human habitation, camps. Feeds in foliage, branches. Flight swooping, wingtips upswept. Bower: avenue-type; under leafy branch or lignum; thick layer of twigs, at one end a double, arched wall of twigs, c. 35-75 cm long, 25-50 cm high, 15-22 cm wide. Red, white, shiny display objects: bones, snail/mussel shells, green native figs, berries, glass, cartridges, nails, spoons, coins, plastic, etc.
- Similar Species
- Great Bowerbird.
- Voice
- loud churring grating, hissing; 'throat-clearing' noises; mimicry.
- Habitat
- inland scrubs, brigalow; open woodlands of cypress pine, belar; river red gums/black box; lignum; homestead gardens, peppercorn/fruit trees, vineyards.
- Breeding
- Sept.-Dec.
- Nest
- flimsy saucer of twigs, leaves; in fork to 16 m, near active bower.
- Eggs
- 2 (3); grey to greenish, blotched grey-mauve, with dark brown, thread-like markings.
- Range & Status
- inland e. Aust. to c. coast (Q); now rare sw. NSW; nearly extinct nw. Vic., far-e. SA. Uncommon. Sedentary; locally nomadic.
