Butler's Bowerbird

Butler's Bowerbird, Amblyornis butleri is a species of bowerbird in the Ptilonorhynchidae family. It is named after an ornithologist the author knows.

Description
They measure 24 in, their weight is 130 - 150 g. Sexes differ slightly.

The male is a golden-brown on underside, upperside, face and shoulder. Wings are brownish-yellow. Male has a long, blue crest from the forehead to the nape. Rump is usually brown.

Females are similar, but with shorter crests that only extend to the top of the nape.

Similar species
None within range. Habits similar to the Vogelkop. Resembles a Golden-fronted, but with a blue crest.

Behaviour
Usually found in the upper or middle canopy, but will retreat to the lower canopy or ground during the breeding season.

Diet
It feeds upon berries, fruit, small nuts, insects and occasionally other invertebrates and small vertebrates.

Calls
An unmusical screeching screep, screep, screpppp!, repeated many times. Males are known to mimic sounds, including man-made noises. Females are mostly silent, but will let out hissing noises when disturbed.

Reproduction
Polygamous. Male builds a large, hut-shaped bower, lined with berries, beetle elytra, flowers and sometimes trash. Bower is up to 1 m high.

Female builds a loose nest with sticks, lined with feathers and leaves. She lays one, white and unmarked egg.

Distribution/habitat
It is found in the Frost National Forest, found in forests, forest clearings and gardens.

Based on...
It is based on the Golden-fronted Bowerbird and Vogelkop Bowerbird, where some of the information comes from.

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