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Bowerbirds (/ ˈ b aʊ. ər b ɜːr d /) 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. The family has 27 species in eight genera. [1]
Satin bowerbird in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia. Mature males have violet-blue eyes and are uniformly coloured black, however, light diffraction by the surface texture of the feathers results in an almost metallic sheen giving a deep shiny blue appearance.
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) Great egret ; Greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) Hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. The male's call includes sometimes soft warbles of jeew or chir-wi, or the melodious song chiti WEEW wewidoo. [2] It is the state bird of Missouri [3] and New York. [4]
The song of the lyrebird is a mixture of elements of its own song and mimicry of other species. Lyrebirds render with great fidelity the individual songs of other birds [14] [15] [16] and the chatter of flocks of birds, [17] [18] and also mimic other animals such as possums, [17] koalas and dingoes. [7]
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