Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPtilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
- GenusChlamydera (Spotted Bowerbirds and Allies)
- SpeciesChlamydera nuchalis (Great Bowerbird)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Spotted Catbird
Ailuroedus maculosus
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Tooth-billed Catbird
Scenopoeetes dentirostris
Golden Bowerbird
Prionodura newtoniana
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Bowerbird in Daintree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great Bowerbird sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Bowerbird in Daintree National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great Bowerbird in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.