Family of birds found in Australia and New Guinea, the bowerbirds and catbirds.
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- Bowerbird Article from Wikipedia on these birds from Australia and New Guinea, their mating behavior, relationships and systematics.
- Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) Several short videos and photographs of different species of bowerbird provided by the Internet Bird Collection.
- Satin Bowerbird: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Factsheet with photographs of the quite dis-similar male and female birds.
- Tooth-billed Catbird Wikipedia article on this Australian bird, Scenopoeetes dentirostris.
- Spotted Catbird: Ailuroedus melanotis Photograph.
- White-eared Catbird: Ailuroedus buccoides Several short videos of this bird from the Internet Bird Collection.
- Black-eared Catbird: Ailuroedus melanotis Videos and photographs of this species provided by the Internet Bird Collection.
- Green Catbird: Ailuroedus crassirostris Several short videos of this species provided by the Internet Bird Collection.
- Sexual Selection in Bowerbirds Research at the Borgia Lab concentrates on understanding the evolution of the complex sexual male displays in the Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus.
- Multiple Sexual Ornaments in Satin Bowerbirds Article by Stephanie Doucet and Robert Montgomerie on their research into the interrelationship between bower features, plumage coloration, and indicators of male quality in this species.
- A Short Discussion on How Males Attract Female Birds Describes research into the extent to which female birds choose their mates according to their vocal ability.
- Green Catbird: Ailuroedus crassirostris Factsheet with several photographs.
- Tooth-billed Catbirds: Scenopoeetes dentirostris Factsheet with several photographs.