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Tooth-billed bowerbird        Images © Mark A. Chappell

The tooth-billed bowerbird is one of several Australian bowerbird species, but its plumage and bower are among the least impressive of alll.   The species clears a small space on the forest floor, covers it with shiny leaves, and sings loudly (with lots of mimicry) from a nearby perch -- which makes the bowers rather easy to find.   This one was photographed on the Atherton Tableland in far north Queensland.

  • Canon 1D3, 500 mm IS lens plus 1.4X or 2X extender, fill-in flash (2009)