Great Backyard Bird Off - Australia (poll 2)
choose your favorite
Australian Ibis
Satin Bowerbird
Voting ended onMar 8, 2025
Bird Info & Submission Reasons
Australian Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
""You steal my habitat, I'll steal your rubbish!" What's there not to love about that attitude?!"
"I just think they're neat"
"It’s colloquially referred to as bin chicken. It’s everywhere. Sometimes they perch on roofs in groups of 3-5 like some imitation-gargoyles."
"I see them frequently in my city and they're p funky looking"
"Loathed by Australians everywhere, their hooked beaks are uniquely adapted to steal food from bins"
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
"They stole all my blue pegs and I'm not even mad about it... full respect for their commitment to the aesthetic!"
Large plump bowerbird with short bill. Adult males are entirely dark glossy blue-purple color with a pale bill and bright violet eye. Adult females and immatures are primarily green and brown, with blue/pink eyes and scalloped underparts. This species can be quite loud and vocal (screeches, hisses, yowls). It is often encountered in pairs or small groups. Males are well-known for building a large bower decorated with small blue objects. Found in rainforests and wet eucalypt forests of eastern Australia. (eBird)
Image Sources: ibis (Ian Hearn), bowerbird (Paul Rankin)
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