Family
Bowerbirds
Ptilonorhynchidae
25 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
Bowerbirds () make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate. The family has 23 species in eight genera.
Species in this family
- Arfak Catbird Ailuroedus arfakianus
- Huon Catbird Ailuroedus astigmaticus
- White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides
- Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
- Tan-capped Catbird Ailuroedus geislerorum
- Northern Catbird Ailuroedus jobiensis
- Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus maculosus
- Black-capped Catbird Ailuroedus melanocephalus
- Black-eared Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis
- Ochre-breasted Catbird Ailuroedus stonii
- Vogelkop Bowerbird Amblyornis inornata
- MacGregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae
- Streaked Bowerbird Amblyornis subalaris
- Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia papuensis
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris
- Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata
- Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi
- Spotted Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata
- Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
- Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana
- Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris
- Flame Bowerbird Sericulus ardens
- Masked Bowerbird Sericulus aureus
- Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus