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Satin bowerbird, the Glossary

Index Satin bowerbird

The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Acacia, Australia, Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme, Bird ringing, Bowerbird, Camphora officinarum, Courtship, Eucalyptus, Frugivore, Green catbird, Heinrich Kuhl, Hybrid (biology), Introduced species, Louis Pierre Vieillot, Mate choice, Nature (journal), Olive, Pardalote, Privet, Queensland, Rawnsley's bowerbird, Regent bowerbird, Sclerophyll, Shrikethrush, Spotted catbird, Victoria (state), Weed, Wet Tropics of Queensland.

  2. Ptilonorhynchidae

Acacia

Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme

The Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme (ABBBS), a combination of the former Australian bird banding and bat banding schemes, is managed by the Department of the Environment, Australia.

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Bird ringing

Bird ringing (UK) or bird banding (US) is the attachment of a small, individually numbered metal or plastic tag to the leg or wing of a wild bird to enable individual identification.

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Bowerbird

Bowerbirds make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. Satin bowerbird and Bowerbird are Ptilonorhynchidae.

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Camphora officinarum

Camphora officinarum is a species of evergreen tree indigenous to warm temperate to subtropical regions of East Asia, including countries such as China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.

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Courtship

Courtship is the period wherein some couples get to know each other prior to a possible marriage or committed romantic, de facto relationship.

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Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae.

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Frugivore

A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits or succulent fruit-like produce of plants such as roots, shoots, nuts and seeds.

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Green catbird

The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. Satin bowerbird and green catbird are birds of New South Wales, birds of Queensland and Endemic birds of Australia.

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Heinrich Kuhl

Heinrich Kuhl (17 September 1797 – 14 September 1821) was a German naturalist and zoologist.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Introduced species

An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, and either deliberately or accidentally.

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Louis Pierre Vieillot

Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot – 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist.

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Mate choice

Mate choice is one of the primary mechanisms under which evolution can occur.

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Nature (journal)

Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England.

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Olive

The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Pardalote

Pardalotes or peep-wrens are a family, Pardalotidae, of very small, brightly coloured birds native to Australia, with short tails, strong legs, and stubby blunt beaks. Satin bowerbird and Pardalote are Endemic birds of Australia and Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot.

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Privet

A privet is a flowering plant in the genus Ligustrum.

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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Rawnsley's bowerbird

Rawnsley's bowerbird, also known as Rawnsley's satin bird or the blue regent, is a rare intergeneric hybrid between a satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) and a regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus). Satin bowerbird and Rawnsley's bowerbird are birds of Queensland and Ptilonorhynchidae.

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Regent bowerbird

The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird. Satin bowerbird and regent bowerbird are birds of New South Wales, birds of Queensland and Endemic birds of Australia.

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Sclerophyll

Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat.

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Shrikethrush

A shrikethrush, also spelled shrike-thrush, is any one of eleven species of songbird that is a member of the genus Colluricincla.

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Spotted catbird

The spotted catbird (Ailuroedus maculosus) is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found in north Queensland, the eastern Moluccas and New Guinea. Satin bowerbird and spotted catbird are birds of Queensland.

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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Weed

A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.

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Wet Tropics of Queensland

The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km2 of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range.

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See also

Ptilonorhynchidae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin_bowerbird

Also known as Ptilonorhynchus, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, Satin bower bird.