Eastern Bowerbird

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:adaptations bower decoration with natural items
gptkbp:appearance bright yellow and black
brown and streaked
gptkbp:behavior bower decoration with blue objects
gptkbp:bower_location near feeding areas
gptkbp:bower_size up to 1 meter in diameter
gptkbp:bower_structure made of sticks and decorated
gptkbp:breeding_behavior polygynous
gptkbp:breeding_range defended by males
gptkbp:breeding_season September to January
gptkbp:clutch_size 2 to 4 eggs
gptkbp:coloration iridescent blue
gptkbp:communication colorful displays
gptkbp:competitors for female attention
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance studied for mating rituals
gptkbp:diet fruits
insects
gptkbp:egg_color blue-green
gptkbp:egg_size about 2.5 cm long
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ptilonorhynchidae
gptkbp:first_described_by by John Gould
gptkbp:fledging_period about 3 weeks
leaves nest after 3 weeks
gptkbp:foraging_behavior ground forager
gptkbp:gender selects males based on bower quality
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Ptilonorhynchus
gptkbp:habitat woodlands
scrublands
gptkbp:habitat_preference open forests and edges
gptkbp:habitat_range eastern Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Bowerbird
gptkbp:incubation_period about 3 weeks
gptkbp:lifespan up to 10 years
gptkbp:mating_system elaborate and colorful
bower building
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:monitors dancing and bowing
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:nest_location in trees
gptkbp:nesting cup-shaped nest
depends on predator presence
made of twigs and grass
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:stable
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
snakes
crows
magpies
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Great_Bowerbird
gptkb:Satin_Bowerbird
gptkbp:research_interest ornithology
gptkbp:social_behavior solitary or in pairs
gptkbp:social_structure loose colonies during non-breeding season
gptkbp:song melodious and varied
gptkbp:species gptkb:Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus_violaceus
gptkb:Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus_minor
gptkbp:territorial_behavior defends bower
gptkbp:vocalization calls and whistles
gptkbp:year 1850
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Bowerbird
gptkb:Great_Bowerbird
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6