Genus of birds
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]
Genus Sericulus – Swainson, 1825 – four species
Common name
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Scientific name and subspecies
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Range
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Size and ecology
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IUCN status and estimated population
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Masked bowerbird
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Sericulus aureus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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New Guinea
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LC
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Flame bowerbird
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Sericulus ardens (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
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New Guinea
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LC
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Fire-maned bowerbird
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Sericulus bakeri (Chapin, 1929)
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Papua New Guinea.
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NT
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Regent bowerbird
Male
Female
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Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808)
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eastern Australia, from central Queensland to New South Wales.
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LC
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References