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 Litchfield National Park
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura
White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
📅 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 Litchfield National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Great Bowerbird sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Bowerbird in Litchfield National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Bowerbird in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.