Sericulus

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

Sericulus
Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus: Sericulus
Swainson, 1825

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

Species

ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Sericulus aureusMasked bowerbirdNew Guinea
Sericulus ardensFlame bowerbirdNew Guinea
Sericulus bakeriFire-maned bowerbirdPapua New Guinea.
Sericulus chrysocephalusRegent bowerbirdeastern Australia, from central Queensland to New South Wales.


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