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Western bowerbird

Chlamydera guttata Gould, 1862

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The western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 136 g to 140 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata)
Photo: Christopher Watson ( http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the western bowerbird

Weight
136 g – 140 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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 western 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 western 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 western bowerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata) is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae. The species is a common endemic of Australia. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in Central Australia and the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

From the Wikipedia article “Western bowerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_bowerbird&oldid=1355307333), 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 western bowerbird endangered?

The western 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 western bowerbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPtilonorhynchidae
  6. genusChlamydera
  7. SpeciesChlamydera guttata Gould, 1862

Synonyms Chlamydera maculata guttata, Chlamydera maculata macdonaldi, Chlamydera maculata nova, Chlamydera maculata subguttata, Ptilonorhynchus guttatus, Ptilonorhynchus guttatus guttatus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • arquer maculat occidentalCatalan
  • lemčík západníCzech
  • KraveløvhyttefuglDanish
  • TropfenlaubenvogelGerman
  • ViolettnackenfleckenlaubenvogelGerman
  • guta ptilonorinkoEsperanto
  • Pergolero moteado occidentalSpanish
  • kõnnu-lehtlalindEstonian
  • lännenhelmilavastajaFinnish
  • Jardinier tachetéFrench
  • riđa vrtlaricaCroatian
  • nyugati lugasépítőHungarian
  • Uccello giardiniere occidentaleItalian
  • ニシマダラニワシドリJapanese
  • rusvoji chlamideraLithuanian
  • Gevlekte PrieelvogelDutch
  • vestgartnerNorwegian
  • jedwabnica ciemnaPolish
  • perguleiro-ocidentalPortuguese
  • jardineiro-malhado-ocidentalPortuguese
  • Пустынный беседочникRussian
  • Западная беседковая птицаRussian
  • šiatorník hnedýSlovak
  • Zapadna baštovankaSerbian
  • västlig lövsalsfågelSwedish
  • Batılı Benekli ÇardakkuşuTurkish
  • ойсея західнаUkrainian
  • 西大亭鸟Chinese
  • 西部大園丁鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the western 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 western bowerbird?

An adult western bowerbird weighs 136 g – 140 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the western bowerbird live?

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

Is the western bowerbird endangered?

The western 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 western bowerbird?

The western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata) 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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BibTeX
@misc{western_bowerbird_2026,
  title = {Western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-bowerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}