Satin bowerbird
| Satin bowerbird | |
|---|---|
| Male at bower | |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Ptilonorhynchus Kuhl, 1820 |
| Species: | P. violaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) | |
The satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is the only species placed in the genus Ptilonorhynchus.