Great Bowerbird

Chlamydera nuchalis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Ptilonorhynchidae

About

The great bowerbird is a common and conspicuous resident of northern Australia, from the area around Broome across the Top End to Cape York Peninsula and as far south as Mount Isa and Townsville. Favoured habitat is a broad range of forest and woodland, and the margins of vine forests, monsoon forest, and mangrove swamps.

Fun Fact

The great bowerbird is the largest of the bowerbird family and is 33 to 38 cm long and fawny grey in colour.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Habitat is a broad range of forest and woodland, and the margins of vine forests, monsoon forest, and mangrove swamps.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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