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Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus · Family Ptilonorhynchidae
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Family Ptilonorhynchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 259,385
- Countries and territories with records
- 7
About this species
This species has 259,385 occurrence records from 7 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.24% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Ptilonorhynchus violaceus combines the genus name Ptilonorhynchus with the species epithet violaceus. It is the only species of the genus Ptilonorhynchus in the Warbla app catalog.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 26 species of the family Ptilonorhynchidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 12.1 times the family average (21,388). The family Ptilonorhynchidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.