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Spotted bowerbird

Chlamydera maculata (Gould, 1837)

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The spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 138.2 g to 142 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the spotted bowerbird

Weight
138.2 g – 142 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
13 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the spotted 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 spotted 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 spotted bowerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) is a sedentary, mid-sized passerine found across broad parts of the drier habitats of eastern Australia. The species is known for its remarkable behaviours, like many other bowerbirds (Ptilonorynchidae), which include bower building and decorating, courtship displays and vocal mimicry. Spotted bowerbirds are locally common, however, overall the population is thought to be in decline.

From the Wikipedia article “Spotted bowerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spotted_bowerbird&oldid=1358422038), 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 spotted bowerbird endangered?

The spotted bowerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species.

How is the spotted bowerbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusChlamydera
  7. SpeciesChlamydera maculata (Gould, 1837)

Synonyms Calodera maculata, Chlamydera maculata clelandi, Chlamydera maculata maculata, Chlamydera maculata sedani, Chlamydodera occipitalis, Ptilonorhynchus maculatus, Ptilonorhynchus maculatus maculatus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • arquer maculat orientalCatalan
  • lemčík skvrnitýCzech
  • aderyn deildy mannogWelsh
  • Plettet LøvhyttefuglDanish
  • FleckenlaubenvogelGerman
  • makula ptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Pergolero moteado orientalSpanish
  • akaatsia-lehtlalindEstonian
  • kultahelmilavastajaFinnish
  • Jardinier maculéFrench
  • pjegava vrtlaricaCroatian
  • pártás lugasépítőHungarian
  • Uccello giardiniere macchiatoItalian
  • マダラニワシドリJapanese
  • dėmėtoji chlamideraLithuanian
  • GrijsnekprieelvogelDutch
  • flekkgartnerNorwegian
  • jedwabnica plamistaPolish
  • perguleiro-maculadoPortuguese
  • jardineiro-malhado-orientalPortuguese
  • pássaro-caramancheiro-pintalgadoPortuguese
  • Пятнистый беседочникRussian
  • Воротничковая беседковая птицаRussian
  • Пятнистая беседковая птицаRussian
  • šiatorník škvrnitýSlovak
  • Pegava baštovankaSerbian
  • fläckig lövsalsfågelSwedish
  • Doğulu Benekli ÇardakkuşuTurkish
  • ойсея плямистаUkrainian
  • 斑大亭鸟Chinese
  • 點斑大園丁鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spotted bowerbird

Other species in the same genus Chlamydera.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spotted bowerbird?

An adult spotted bowerbird weighs 138.2 g – 142 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the spotted bowerbird live?

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

Is the spotted bowerbird endangered?

The spotted bowerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the spotted bowerbird?

The spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.

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  title = {Spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-bowerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}