Butler's Bowerbird

Butler's Bowerbird
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	A male Butler's Bowerbird.
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Clade:	Euoscines
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Species:	A. butleri
Binomial name
	Amblyornis butleri; Travis, 2314
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	Range coming soon.

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Butler's Bowerbird, Amblyornis butleri is a species of bowerbird in the Ptilonorhynchidae family. It is endemic to Devonshire. It is closely related to the Golden-fronted Bowerbird and may have evolved from it.^{[alt. univ.]} It is named after an ornithologist the author knows.

Description[edit]

They measure 24 inches (61 cm), their weight is 130–150 grams (4.6–5.3 oz). 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[edit]

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

Behaviour[edit]

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

Diet[edit]

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

Calls[edit]

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[edit]

Polygamous. Male builds a large, hut-shaped bower, lined with berries, beetle elytra, flowers and sometimes trash. Bower is up to 1 m (3.3 ft) high.^[3]

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

Distribution/habitat[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Travis, George 2314. A new species of bowerbird from the Frost National Forest. Devonshire Journal of Ornithology (University of Hera, Zoological Department) 12 (1): 23-6.^{[alt. univ.]}
^ Future IUCN
^ Frith, C. & Frith, D. (2009). Yellow-fronted Bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60676 on 8 December 2015).

Based on...[edit]

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

“	I like it!	”
—Dr Butler, Pers. com.

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[Travis2314-1] Travis, George 2314. A new species of bowerbird from the Frost National Forest. Devonshire Journal of Ornithology (University of Hera, Zoological Department) 12 (1): 23-6.^{[alt. univ.]}

[2] Future IUCN

[HBWAlive-3] Frith, C. & Frith, D. (2009). Yellow-fronted Bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60676 on 8 December 2015).

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