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Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventris
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) is a member of the Ptilonorhynchidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 156 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Ptilonorhynchidae Bowerbirds
- Genus Chlamydera
- Species cerviniventris
Where it lives
Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea), coastal northeastern, southeastern New Guinea and northeastern Cape York Pen., northeastern QLD (far northeastern Australia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 156 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) is a species of bird in the Ptilonorhynchidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), coastal ne, se New Guinea and ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD (far ne Australia).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 156 g, with a wing length of about 14.4 cm and a tail of around 11.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 153,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 156 g.
Where does the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird live?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), coastal ne, se New Guinea and ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD (far ne Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird belong to?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) belongs to the Ptilonorhynchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird eat?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird migrate?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird make?
1 real field recording of the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird's range?
The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird has a mapped global range of about 153,000 km².
Conservation
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