BirdUp · Species
Regent Bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus(Lewin, 1808)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Sericulus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The regent bowerbird is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird. The male bird is black with a golden orange-yellow crown, mantle and black-tipped wing feathers. It has yellow bill, black feet and yellow iris. The female is a brown bird with whitish or fawn markings, grey bill, black feet and crown. The name commemorates a prince regent of the United Kingdom.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East-central QLD to east-central NSW (east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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