bowerbird

[ UK /bˈa‍ʊəbˌɜːd/ ]
NOUN
  1. any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
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  • When male spotted bowerbirds collect sticks and other doodads to wow females, these natural interior decorators don't search for the rare showpiece, according to a new study.
  • Elsewhere in the valley you might see other birds as fantastic as their names: gang-gangs, king parrots, satin bowerbirds, laughing kookaburras, and lyre-birds that dance in clearings with tails fanned out like peacocks.
  • A human bowerbird, who or what could he invite with the display? Beautifully Arranged
  • Say it with bowers: if male bowerbirds build it, females will come.
  • Found only on the large island of New Guinea and in Australia, bowerbirds comprise nineteen species.
  • Elsewhere in the valley you might see other birds as fantastic as their names: gang-gangs, king parrots, satin bowerbirds, laughing kookaburras, and lyre-birds that dance in clearings with tails fanned out like peacocks.
  • Other species include the well-known gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum, glossy black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami, superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae, crimson rosella Platycercus elegans, kookaburra Dacelo gigas, and satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus. Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia
  • Our findings support the multiple messages hypothesis of multicomponent signals: Female satin bowerbirds should assess both male and bower features to choose the highest quality mates.
  • Other species include the well-known gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum, glossy black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami, superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae, crimson rosella Platycercus elegans, kookaburra Dacelo gigas, and satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus. Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia
  • All adds up to less for more $, and attracting more bowerbird-types to Portland. Portland's fake New York quest continues (Jack Bog's Blog)
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