Sericulus
Genus of birds
Sericulus | |
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Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) | |
Scientific 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
Accepted species:[3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Masked bowerbird
| Sericulus aureus (Linnaeus, 1758) | New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Flame bowerbird
| Sericulus ardens (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) | New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Fire-maned bowerbird
| Sericulus bakeri (Chapin, 1929) | Papua New Guinea. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT
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Regent bowerbird
| Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808) | eastern Australia, from central Queensland to New South Wales. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ "Ptilorhynchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ International Ornithologists' Union. IOC World Bird List 12.1 (Multilingual Version) (Report). doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1.
- ^ 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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Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
- Ochre-breasted catbird (A. stonii)
- White-eared catbird (A. buccoides)
- Tan-capped catbird (A. geislerorum)
- Green catbird (A. crassirostris)
- Spotted catbird (A. maculosus)
- Huon catbird (A. astigmaticus)
- Black-capped catbird (A. melanocephalus)
- Black-eared catbird (A. melanotis)
- Arfak catbird (A. arfakianus)
- Northern catbird (A. jobiensis)
- Tooth-billed catbird (S. dentirostris)
- Archbold's bowerbird (A. papuensis)
- Sanford's bowerbird (A. sanfordi)
- Vogelkop bowerbird (A. inornata)
- MacGregor's bowerbird (A. macgregoriae)
- Huon bowerbird (A. germanus)
- Streaked bowerbird (A. subalaris)
- Golden-fronted bowerbird (A. flavifrons)
- Golden bowerbird (P. newtoniana)
- Masked bowerbird (S. aureus)
- Flame bowerbird (S. ardens)
- Fire-maned bowerbird (S. bakeri)
- Regent bowerbird (S. chrysocephalus)
- Satin bowerbird (P. violaceus)
- Western bowerbird (C. guttata)
- Spotted bowerbird (C. maculata)
- Great bowerbird (C. nuchalis)
- Yellow-breasted bowerbird (C. lauterbachi)
- Fawn-breasted bowerbird (C. cerviniventris)
Hybrid: Rawnsley's bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus x Sericulus chrysocephalus)
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