Least ConcernRareInvertebratesShrublandCup nestMedium · 156 g
About the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
The fawn-breasted bowerbird is a medium-sized, up to 32 cm (13 in) long, bowerbird with a greyish brown spotted white plumage, a black bill, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and an orange buff below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than the male.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-breasted BowerbirdChlamydera lauterbachiThe yellow-breasted bowerbird also known as Lauterbach's bowerbird, is a medium-sized, approximately 27 cm long, bowerbird with a brownish-olive upperparts plumage, grayish-yellow upper breast, coppery crown, dark brown iris, yellow underparts, a black bill and pinkish-orange mouth.
Western BowerbirdChlamydera guttataThe western bowerbird is smaller than the other bowerbird it shares its range with, the great bowerbird.
Spotted BowerbirdChlamydera maculataAt 29 cm in length, spotted bowerbirds are intermediate in size among the bowerbirds, but are rather slim and compact.
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