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The satin bowerbird is the longest-lived passerine with anything approaching high-quality banding data: it is estimated that the average lifespan of the species is around eight or nine years, while the record longevity in the wild of twenty-six years is the greatest for any banded passerine.
Bowerbirds as a group have the longest life expectancy of any passerine family with significant banding studies. The two most studied species, the green catbird and satin bowerbird, have life expectancies of around eight to ten years [10] and one satin bowerbird has been known to live for twenty-six years. [11]
The specimen was described as being in adult male plumage, mainly the glossy blue-black colouring of the adult male satin bowerbird, but with a conspicuous and extensive yellow wing patch, yellow tipping to some tail feathers, with a paler iris colour than the satin bowerbird, and intermediate in size between the two putative parent species.
Male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus), for example, have lush, velvet blue plumage, while flame bowerbirds flaunt fiery yellow and orange feathers. Some bowerbirds sport brilliant ...
Satin bowerbird; T. Tooth-billed bowerbird This page was last edited on 20 April 2020, at 22:13 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
In this chapter, Poulton looks at "the causes which Mr. Wallace and other writers believe to have been efficient in producing sexual colouring", such as the principle of "recognition marking". Poulton uses the example of the satin bowerbird as evidence for an aesthetic sense. Chapter 17 Summary And Classification.
A male satin bowerbird makes and uses a bower to attract potential mates. In addition, some animals attempt to attract females through the construction and decoration of unique structures. This technique can be seen in the satin bowerbird ( Ptilonorhynchus violaceus ) of Australia, males of which build and decorate nest-like structures called ...
Ailuroedus is a genus of birds in the bowerbird family, Ptilonorhynchidae, native to forests in Australia and New Guinea. The common name, catbird, refers to these species' "wailing cat-like calls". [2] The scientific name Ailuroedus is derived from the Greek 'ailouros', meaning cat, and 'eidos', referring to form (or perhaps from oaidos ...