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SIZE DIFFERENCES IN MALE AND FEMALE ‘GREEN’ SATIN BOWERBIRDS Ptilonorhynchus violaceus


Satin Bowerbirds were trapped, measured and surgically sexed. Sexing criteria were established using tarsus length and wing length. Males are considered to have a tarsus length greater than 57.5 mm and a wing length greater than 161 mm. Females had a tarsus length less than 58.0 mm and a wing length less than 162 mm.

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