Constructs elaborate two-walled stick bowers decorated with flowers, fruit, lichen, and moss to attract a mate.
At a glance
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Male has stunning bright yellow underparts, yellowish-brown face, and dull yellowish back. Female olive brown above, gray below.
Behavior
Breeding male builds a large tower of sticks and decorates it with flowers and lichen, often reusing the same bower for many nesting seasons. Male’s song includes a wide repertoire of notes and sounds, many of which sound as though they were made by a machine.
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