Satin bowerbird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the satin bowerbird lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	20 g (birth weight); 173 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Ptilonorhynchidae

Where does the satin bowerbird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the satin bowerbird in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a satin bowerbird?

Wikidata records the following for the satin bowerbird: mass 20 g (birth weight); 173 g (adult weight).

Is the satin bowerbird endangered?

The satin bowerbird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the satin bowerbird?

The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Ptilonorhynchidae, genus Ptilonorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the satin bowerbird

The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is the only species placed in the genus Ptilonorhynchus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Satin bowerbird (revision 1381099298), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q585670 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).