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)
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).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) [XC148745]
by Sam Woods from Kwatu Lodge, Ketu River (Elevala River tributary), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) [XC112336]
by Phil Gregory from Indonesia, Papua, Tanah Merah, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Masked Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus).