Great bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) in its bower.

Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary, WA. Aug 24, 2015.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Is that a ground nest? Really interesting. Posted 9 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  It's even better than that. It's the bower that gives the family their name. Males build these elaborate structures, which vary from species to species, but are usually composed of an structure made of twigs and of a pile of objects of a specific color (the famous satin bowerbird likes blue, this one likes white). Females visit different bowers and males put on an elaborate display for them. If they like the bower, and the display, they mate, and then go build a nest and raise the chicks on their own. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    And only now does this ring a bell. I should have known this, as I frequently link people to this video:
    
    Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

karthik_ak

Lion

Lovely.. Its one of my dream birds :) Posted 9 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  I was actually surprised at how common certain species are in OZ, and they have very little fear of humans, so once you do find one, you can really observe them up close. Some people get them in their gardens! Posted 9 years ago

The Great bowerbird

The great bowerbird is a common and conspicuous resident of northern Australia, from the area around Broome across the Top End to Cape York Peninsula and as far south as Mount Isa. Favoured habitat is a broad range of forest and woodland, and the margins of vine forests, monsoon forest, and mangrove swamps.

As with most members of the bowerbird family, breeding considerations dominate the lifecycle: females nest inconspicuously and raise their young alone, while the males spend most of.. more

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson