Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis)

Other Names (World)
Archbold's Bowerbird, Black Bowerbird, Gold-crested Black Bowerbird, Sanford's Bowerbird (sanfordi), Sanford's Golden-crested Bowerbird (sanfordi), Tomba Bowerbird (sanfordi)

Family
Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)

Size
Male: 37 cm
Female: 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rand, 1940

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,750 - 3,660 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB), Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Logging in its tiny range in Papua New Guinea is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis) [XC395517]
by Marc Thibault from Near Yabogema, Ibele trail, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis) [XC395515]
by Marc Thibault from Near Yabogema, Ibele trail, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis) and Sanford's Bowerbird (Archboldia sanfordi) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Archboldia papuensis following Frith et al. (1995).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

papuensis Rand, 1940 - Mountains of west-central New Guinea (Wissel Lakes, in Weyland Mts area; Nassau Range and Oranje Mts; Bele R and L Habbema region).
sanfordi Mayr & Gilliard, 1950 - Mountains of east-central New Guinea (Mt Hagen, Mt Giluwe, Tari Gap, and southern Karius Range). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sanford's Bowerbird (Archboldia sanfordi).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Archbolds Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis) - 10 files

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