Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata)

Vogelkop bowerbirds are found in New Guinea and are named after the beautiful shelters they build to attract mates. Each bowerbird population makes slightly different bowers. Some use colourful flowers or leaves, some may choose stones or other objects and they lay these out in their own patterns, perhaps in response to the divergent tastes of females in the area.

What do they sound like?

  1. Vogelkop bowerbird call

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About the Vogelkop bowerbird

The Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata), also known as the Vogelkop Gardener Bowerbird, is a medium-sized, bowerbird of the mountains of the Vogelkop Peninsula at Western New Guinea, Indonesia.

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Scientific Classification

Class: Bird (Aves)

Order: Passerine (Passeriformes)

Family: Ptilonorhynchidae

Genus: Amblyornis

Species: Vogelkop Bowerbird (inornata)

The Vogelkop bowerbird is

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Where can I see them?

They can be found in the following habitats:

Conservation Status

The Vogelkop bowerbird is Least Concern

  1. EX - Extinct
  2. EW
  3. CR - Threatened
  4. EN - Threatened
  5. VU - Threatened
  6. NT
  7. LC - Least concern

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