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satin bowerbird

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satin bowerbird
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the largest Australian bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, the male of which has lustrous blue plumage
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Noun1.satin bowerbird - of southeast Australiasatin bowerbird - of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, satin bird
bowerbird, catbird - any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
genus Ptilonorhynchus, Ptilonorhynchus - type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae
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Jason Keagy, of the University of Maryland in the US, said that testing the theory in humans was very difficult, and thus he chose to observe satin bowerbirds at Wallaby Creek in NSW instead.
Smart people are sexier by Asian News International
The male satin bowerbird makes a bower with two parallel walls about four inches apart and with a platform at its north end, all decorated with pretty things like colored feathers, flowers, and snail shells.
When a bowerbird seeks a mate by Myers, Jack / Highlights for Children
The bright-plumed male Regent Bowerbird builds a scanty avenue often consisting of only a few twigs decorated with green berries, cicada shells and other objects often stolen from Satin Bowerbird bowers.
The unique bowerbirds of Northeastern Australia by Guy, Graeme / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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