Streaked Bowerbird
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The Streaked Bowerbird, Amblyornis subalaris is a species of bowerbird
Bowerbird
Bowerbirds make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. The family has 20 species in eight genera. These are medium-sized passerines, ranging from the Golden Bowerbird to the Great Bowerbird...

 which can be found in southeastern New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

. 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
Polygamy
Polygamy is a marriage which includes more than two partners...

species. The nest is built by the male out of sticks. It has a characteristic hut shape with two entrances.

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