Chlamydera guttata
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In 3 days ~80% 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 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Bowerbird sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 185 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November–December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Western Bowerbird in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against about 20% in February and March, the lowest months. Those are among Ningaloo Marine Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in June.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Western Bowerbird sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Cape Range (Australia, about 50%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Western Bowerbird that you can see in Ningaloo Marine Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Singing Honeyeater (about 70%), Pied Butcherbird (about 60%) and Welcome Swallow (about 50%), 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 Ningaloo Marine Park (185 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.
