By Sheetal Kumari | May 28, 2025
Learn about the bird whose romantic rituals embarrass humans. Nature’s greatest romantic is here to impress.
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Meet the male bowerbird, renowned for wooing females with creativity, colour, and charm.
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He constructs a decorated “bower” – a love hut constructed of twigs, flowers, shells and shiny objects.
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Bowerbirds are colour-crazy. Some love blue, others red or yellow to attract a mate.
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They hoard things such as bottle tops, berries, and coins to present as love gifts.
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To impress, the male does dances with head bobs and wing flutter just outside his bower.
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He imitates sounds, birdsong, and even chainsaws – all to woo his finicky lady.
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The woman examines the bower, display and presents before she decides whether he’s good enough.
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Weeks of sweat and creative effort are required to create the ideal bower.
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From nest to notes, the bowerbird is nature’s Romeo, showing love really is an art.
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