Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens)

Other Names (World)
Flame Bowerbird, Masked Bowerbird, Black-faced Bowerbird, Black-faced Golden Bowerbird, New Guinea Golden Bowerbird, Northern Flame Bowerbird, Golden Regentbird

Family
Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)

Range (Guide)

Southern New Guinea from Wataikwa R-Mimika R and upper Noord R-Endrich R east to upper Fly R, Strickland R and Nomad R, and to near Ludesa Mission (Mt Bosavi). Also in Tarara-Morehead area and inland from Merauke (between Kumbe and Merauke R). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sericulus ardens. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Masked Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) [XC112338]
by Bas van Balen from Indonesia, Papua, Tanah Merah, Indonesia (call)

Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) [XC140444]
by id from East Levee, Freeport, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Masked Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus).

References
See References.

Files:

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