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Streaked bowerbird

Amblyornis subalaris Sharpe, 1884

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 102.8 g to 114.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris)
Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the streaked bowerbird

Weight
102.8 g – 114.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 streaked 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 streaked 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

Why a country list is not a range map

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

What is the streaked bowerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris) is a species of bowerbird, native to the Bird's Tail Peninsula (southeastern New Guinea). They are approximately 22 cm long and have an olive-brown colouring. The male has a short orange crest which is not visible unless displayed.

The streaked bowerbird is a polygamous species. The nest is built by the male out of sticks. It has a characteristic hut shape with two entrances.

From the Wikipedia article “Streaked bowerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Streaked_bowerbird&oldid=1315294307), 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 streaked bowerbird endangered?

The streaked 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. What the categories mean.

How is the streaked bowerbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusAmblyornis
  7. SpeciesAmblyornis subalaris Sharpe, 1884

Synonyms Amblyornis subularis

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • arquer de crinera carbassaCatalan
  • lemčík pruhoprsýCzech
  • aderyn deildy rhesogWelsh
  • Stribet LøvhyttefuglDanish
  • Rothauben-LaubenvogelGerman
  • RothaubengärtnerGerman
  • oranĝkresta ptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Pergolero estriadoSpanish
  • ruugetutt-lehtlalindEstonian
  • pikkulavastajaFinnish
  • Jardinier à huppe orangeFrench
  • narančastokruna vrtlaricaCroatian
  • narancsbóbitás kertészmadárHungarian
  • Uccello giardiniere striatoItalian
  • アカエボシニワシドリJapanese
  • rusvakuodis sodininkasLithuanian
  • OranjekuiftuiniervogelDutch
  • stripegartnerNorwegian
  • ogrodnik krótkoczubyPolish
  • jardineiro-estriadoPortuguese
  • perguleiro-de-coroa-laranjaPortuguese
  • Рыжехохлый садовникRussian
  • Оранжевохохлый садовникRussian
  • záhradkár ohnivochochlatýSlovak
  • Prugasta baštovankaSerbian
  • orangetofsad lövsalsfågelSwedish
  • Turuncu Tepeli ÇardakkuşuTurkish
  • садороб короткочубийUkrainian
  • 纹园丁鸟Chinese
  • 橙冠園丁鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the streaked bowerbird

Other species in the same genus Amblyornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the streaked bowerbird?

An adult streaked bowerbird weighs 102.8 g – 114.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the streaked bowerbird live?

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

Is the streaked bowerbird endangered?

The streaked 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 streaked bowerbird?

The streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-bowerbird

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{streaked_bowerbird_2026,
  title = {Streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-bowerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}