and insects are eaten by fledglings. In the Paluma Range, males cache fruits, especially bunches of wild pepper (Piper), in crevices surrounding bower sites to be recovered for later use; one nesting female was spotted retrieving a cached fruit. Forages by sallying and seeking; cicadas are infrequently hawked. Usually eats alone; however, 3–4 (often juvenile) individuals may forage in the same fruiting canopy with other bird species, including other bowerbirds. Sounds and vocal behavior Peak calling season is September–December. The sounds the golden bowerbird makes vary by populations. However, the typical male call song is a pulsating rattle note, which lasts 1-2 seconds and is repeated several times. Other kinds of calls include: squeals, screeches, scold-rasps, or wolf-whistle notes or a medley of them; also high-quality mimicry of calls of other bird species. In addition, the male birds are known to respond more strongly to the local dialects than foreign dialects. This means that when one of the male birds recognizes the call they respond in a different manner than if they did not recognize the call. Conservation status The golden bowerbird's population is very well conserved. They do not face a threat of extinction and are very well protected in their habitat. In past years, the birds faced the threat of logging in their habitat; however, this did not present a big threat to the birds. Their habitat is now also environmentally protected so the threat of extinction and decline in population is very minimal. Gallery References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet golden bowerbird Birds of Cape York Peninsula Endemic birds of Australia golden bowerbird