North-western and eastern New Guinea (Ransiki and Kebar valleys, in eastern Vogelkop; and coasts from Jayapura in northern and, in south, from Merauke east, including isolates in Jimi valley and Aiyura valley, to south-eastern mountains); and northern Queensland (from northern tip of Cape York Peninsula southern on in eastern coastal zone to Massy Creek area, east of Coen), in extreme north-eastern Australia.
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) [XC771890]
by Ken Behrens from Packer's Creek, Portland Road, Cook Shire, Queensland, Australia (call)
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) [XC757389]
by id from Portland Roads, Queensland, Australia (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Mostly September - December.
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Nest
Saucer-shaped, composed of twigs and bark, lined with grass and other fine materials, placed in a tree, usually within 10 m of the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
1, very rarely 2; pale green-olive to cream, scrawled all over with umber, purple-grey and black thread-like lines; oval; about 32 x 26 mm. Incubation: by female.
Young
Probably semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 21 days.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Both sexes of Australian population heavier than New Guinea ones, but differences considered insufficient to warrant naming of geographical subspecies.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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