---
title: "Satin Bowerbird"
description: "Ptilonorhynchus violaceus — Birds. The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/satin-bowerbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Satin Bowerbird

> Ptilonorhynchus violaceus — Birds. The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Ptilonorhynchus violaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 10190
- Wikidata: [Q585670](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585670)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14539](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14539)

## Names

- en: Satin Bowerbird
- de: Seidenlaubenvogel
- es: Pergolero satinado
- fr: Jardinier satiné
- nl: Satijnblauwe prieelvogel
- pl: Altannik lśniący

## Countries with the most observations

AU (9797)

## Summary

The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is the only species placed in the genus Ptilonorhynchus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin_bowerbird

## Photo

![Satin Bowerbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/satin-bowerbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221514945

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/satin-bowerbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).