124 - Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)

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Bowerbirds make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate

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Prionodura newtoniana - Golden Bowerbird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus - Satin Bowerbird

Scenopoeetes dentirostris - Tooth-billed Bowerbird

Sericulus chrysocephalus - Regent Bowerbird

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