end0skeletal:featherenthusiast:end0skeletal:The flame bowerbird is endemic to the rainforests
end0skeletal: featherenthusiast: end0skeletal: The flame bowerbird is endemic to the rainforests of New Guinea. Shown above are the brightly colored males who build bowers and perform courtship displays to attract females. (Photo sources: x x x x) Holy heck, I never knew there was another species of bowerbird, especially one this flashy! There are, in fact, 20 species of bowerbirds that make up the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Here are a couple favorites! Regent bowerbird: Satin bowerbird: Green catbird, which is in the bowerbird family, but does not build bowers. Instead, it clears an area of debris to perform a dance for females: And finally, the Vogelkop bowerbird, which is plain, but builds and decorates some of the most elaborate bowers: -- source link