Bowerbirds make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate.
Bowerbird
Bower of the satin bowerbird after sunset
Female satin bowerbird
Bower of a great bowerbird
The satin bowerbird is a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia.
Image: Satin Bowerbird 1 Brunkerville
Image: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Bunya Mountains 8
Satin bowerbird in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
A male building the bower