Sericulus

Sericulus
Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus: Sericulus
Swainson, 1825

The genus Sericulus of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of three spectacularly colored bowerbirds.

All three species build an "avenue-type" bower and are found in New Guinea and Australia.

Species


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