| Streaked bowerbird | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Amblyornis |
| Species: | A. subalaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyornis subalaris Sharpe, 1884 | |
The streaked bowerbird (Amblyornis subalaris) is a species of bowerbird, native to the Bird's Tail Peninsula (southeastern New Guinea). They are approximately 22 cm long and have an olive-brown colouring. The male has a short orange crest which is not visible unless displayed.
The streaked bowerbird is a polygamous species. The nest is built by the male out of sticks. It has a characteristic hut shape with two entrances.
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Amblyornis subalaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703654A130219582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703654A130219582.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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| Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds) | |
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| Ailuroedus |
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| Scenopoeetes | |
| Archboldia | |
| Amblyornis | |
| Prionodura | |
| Sericulus | |
| Ptilonorhynchus | |
| Chlamydera | |
| Hybrid: Rawnsley's bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus x Sericulus chrysocephalus) | |
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