Tooth-billed bowerbird

…Next, in the tooth-billed bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris (one genus, one species, characterized by two notches at the tip of its beak), several males gather together, each clearing away dead leaves and twigs from the forest floor, tearing off new leaves with its special beak and laying them on the ground, occupying a specific spot where it sings, attracting females to the spot and mating with several females in one breeding season. The females build nests in trees quite a distance away, and are the only ones who incubate and raise the eggs and chicks. …

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…次にハバシニワシドリScenopoeetes dentirostris(1属1種，くちばしの先端部に切れ込みが2ヵ所あるのが特徴。英名はtooth‐billed bowerbird)では，数羽の雄が集まり，各雄は林床上の枯葉や小枝をかたづけ，特異なくちばしで新しい木の葉をちぎってきてそこに敷いて固有の場所を占めてさえずり，雌をそこに引きつけて1繁殖期に数羽の雌と交尾する。雌はそこからかなり離れたところの樹上に巣をつくり，抱卵，育雛は雌だけが行う。…

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