Chlamydera guttata
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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.
There are two subspecies, the nominate Chlamydera guttata guttata, which occupies most of its range, and C. guttata cateri, which occurs only the North West Cape in Western Australia. The species was first collected in 1861 by the explorer Francis Gregory, who gave the specimen to John Gould. The specific name guttata means spotted, referring to its plumage. The species is similar to Chlamydera maculata, the spotted bowerbird, and has often been treated as a subspecies of it.
The western bowerbird is smaller than the other bowerbird it shares its range with, the great bowerbird. It measures 24–28 cm (9.4–11.0 in) in length and weighs 120–150 g (4.2–5.3 oz). Both sexes are similar in size and dimensions, except that the tail of the female is slightly longer. The plumage is brown with reddish or buff spots over the throat, chest, neck, back, head and wings, with a pink erectile crest on the nape. The tail... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Western Bowerbird sighting in Cape Range on a given day, based on 196 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Western Bowerbird in Cape Range on a given day, against about 30% in March and October, the lowest months. That is one of Cape Range's driest months, with almost no rain against 55 mm in June. February has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Bowerbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Western Bowerbird sightings, Cape Range has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 40%) and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Western Bowerbird that you can see in Cape Range (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Pied Butcherbird (about 70%), Singing Honeyeater (about 60%) and White-winged Fairywren (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Bowerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cape Range (196 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
