Sericulus
Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus: Sericulus
Swainson, 1825
Type species
Meliphaga chrysocephalus[1]
Lewin, 1808

The genus Sericulus of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four spectacularly colored bowerbirds.[2]

All species build an "avenue-type" bower and are found in New Guinea and Australia.

Species

Image Name Common name Distribution
Sericulus aureus Masked bowerbird New Guinea
Sericulus ardens Flame bowerbird New Guinea
Sericulus bakeri Fire-maned bowerbird Papua New Guinea.
Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent bowerbird eastern Australia, from central Queensland to New South Wales.

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References

  1. ^ "Ptilorhynchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ International Ornithologists' Union. IOC World Bird List 12.1 (Multilingual Version) (Report). doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1.
  3. ^ Clements, J. F.; Schulenberg, T. S.; Iliff, M. J.; Billerman, S. M.; Fredericks, T. A.; Gerbracht, J. A.; Lepage, D.; Sullivan, B. L.; Wood, C. L. (2021). The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021.


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