Its diet consists mainly of figs, ants and insects. The bower itself is that of avenue-type with two sides of wall of sticks.
The Adelbert Bowerbird is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
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