Family

Bowerbirds

Ptilonorhynchidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPtilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Chlamydera nuchalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Ailuroedus crassirostris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Sericulus chrysocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Chlamydera guttata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Ailuroedus maculosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ailuroedus buccoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT Endemic

Scenopoeetes dentirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Prionodura newtoniana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bowerbirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	>90%
	Satin Bowerbird			~80%
	Green Catbird			~70%
	Regent Bowerbird			~60%
2	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Great Bowerbird			~80%
3	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~50%
	Western Bowerbird			~50%
4	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~50%
	Satin Bowerbird			~30%
	Green Catbird			~20%
	Regent Bowerbird			~10%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Satin Bowerbird			~50%
	Green Catbird			Insufficient data
6	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Great Bowerbird			~40%
7	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Great Bowerbird			~40%
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Satin Bowerbird			~30%
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Satin Bowerbird			~20%
	Green Catbird			~10%
10	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Western Bowerbird			~30%
11	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Green Catbird			~30%
	Satin Bowerbird			Insufficient data
12	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Satin Bowerbird			~30%
13	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Satin Bowerbird			~20%
14	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Western Bowerbird			~20%
15	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~10%
	Spotted Catbird			~10%
	Great Bowerbird			<5%
	Satin Bowerbird			<5%
	Tooth-billed Catbird			Insufficient data
	Golden Bowerbird			Insufficient data
16	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	White-eared Catbird			<5%