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Female satin bowerbirds mature at two to three years [4] but males do not reach maturity until seven or eight years when they have moulted completely into their characteristic blue-black adult plumage. The satin bowerbird is the longest-lived passerine with anything approaching high-quality banding data: it is estimated that the average ...
Rawnsley's bowerbird, also known as Rawnsley's satin bird [1] or the blue regent, is a rare intergeneric hybrid between a satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) and a regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus).
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]
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 ...
Juveniles are said to 'ripen' as they get older and turn from green to red. All races have blue cheeks and black-scalloped blue-margined wings and predominantly blue tail with predominantly red coloration. The crimson rosella's blue tail feathers are one of the favourite decorations of the satin bowerbird. The bill is pale grey and the iris ...
Golden bowerbird, Prionodura newtoniana - Aus; Regent bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus - Aus; Satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus - Aus; Spotted bowerbird, Chlamydera maculata - Aus; Western bowerbird, Chlamydera guttata - Aus; Great bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis - Aus; Fawn-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera cerviniventris - Aus
This technique can be seen in the satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) of Australia, males of which build and decorate nest-like structures called "bowers". [12] Bowers are decorated with bright and colourful objects (typically blue in colour) to attract and stimulate visiting females. [12]