Chlamydera guttata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Bowerbird sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Bowerbird in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 65 mm in January.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Western Bowerbird sightings, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cape Range (Australia, about 50%) and Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 40%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Western Bowerbird that you can see in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are White-plumed Honeyeater (about 90%), Willie Wagtail (about 80%) and Zebra Finch (about 70%), 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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (87 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.
