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Golden bowerbird

Prionodura newtoniana De Vis, 1883

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 72.5 g to 81.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana)
Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the golden bowerbird

Weight
72.5 g – 81.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
23 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the golden bowerbird live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The golden bowerbird is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the golden bowerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana) is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia, where it is limited to the Atherton region.

From the Wikipedia article “Golden bowerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_bowerbird&oldid=1379677808), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the golden bowerbird endangered?

The golden bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the golden bowerbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusPrionodura
  7. SpeciesPrionodura newtoniana De Vis, 1883

Synonyms Amblyornis newtoniana, Amblyornis newtonianus newtonianus, Corymbicola mestoni, Prionodura newtoniana fairfaxi

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Newton's golden bowerbirdEnglish
  • arquer de NewtonCatalan
  • lemčík zlatýCzech
  • aderyn deildy euraidWelsh
  • Gylden LøvhyttefuglDanish
  • SäulenlaubenvogelGerman
  • SäulengärtnerGerman
  • ora ptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Pergolero doradoSpanish
  • kuld-lehtlalindEstonian
  • kultalavastajaFinnish
  • Jardinier de NewtonFrench
  • mala vrtlaricaCroatian
  • oszlopépítő kertészmadárHungarian
  • Uccello giardiniere doratoItalian
  • オウゴンニワシドリJapanese
  • prionoduraLithuanian
  • MeiboombouwerDutch
  • gyllengartnerNorwegian
  • budnikPolish
  • jardineiro-douradoPortuguese
  • perguleiro-douradoPortuguese
  • Золотая прионодураRussian
  • Золотистый шалашникRussian
  • záhradkár zlatýSlovak
  • Zlatna baštovankaSerbian
  • gyllenlövsalsfågelSwedish
  • Altın Rengi ÇardakkuşuTurkish
  • наметник золотийUkrainian
  • 金亭鸟Chinese
  • 金園丁鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the golden bowerbird

Other species in the same family Ptilonorhynchidae.

LC, Least Concern
Green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)

Green catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

Ptilonorhynchidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the golden bowerbird?

An adult golden bowerbird weighs 72.5 g – 81.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the golden bowerbird live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the golden bowerbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the golden bowerbird endangered?

The golden bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the golden bowerbird?

The golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{golden_bowerbird_2026,
  title = {Golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-bowerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}