Sericulus
The genus Sericulus of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four spectacularly colored bowerbirds.[2]
| Sericulus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Sericulus Swainson, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Meliphaga chrysocephalus[1] Lewin, 1808 | |
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. |
References
- "Ptilorhynchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- International Ornithologists' Union. "IOC World Bird List 12.1 (Multilingual Version)". doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1.
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