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Sericulus Chrysocephalus -Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia -male-8-4c
The genus ''Sericulus'' of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four spectacularly colored bowerbirds. All species build an ''"avenue-type"'' bower and are found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ... and Australia. Species References Bird genera {{passeri-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent Bowerbird
The regent bowerbird (''Sericulus chrysocephalus'') 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. Diet The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and insects. Behaviour All male bowerbirds build bowers, which can be simple ground clearings or elaborate structures, to attract female mates. Regent bowerbirds in particular are known to mix a muddy greyish blue or pea green "saliva paint" in their mouths which they use to decorate their bowers. The male builds an avenue-type bower consisting of two walls of sticks, decorated with shells, seeds, leaves and berries. Regents will sometimes use wads of greenish leaves as "paintbrushes" to help spread the substance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sericulus Chrysocephalus
The regent bowerbird (''Sericulus chrysocephalus'') 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. Diet The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and insects. Behaviour All male bowerbirds build bowers, which can be simple ground clearings or elaborate structures, to attract female mates. Regent bowerbirds in particular are known to mix a muddy greyish blue or pea green "saliva paint" in their mouths which they use to decorate their bowers. The male builds an avenue-type bower consisting of two walls of sticks, decorated with shells, seeds, leaves and berries. Regents will sometimes use wads of greenish leaves as "paintbrushes" to help spread the substance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sericulus Chrysocephalus -Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia -male-8-4c
The genus ''Sericulus'' of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four spectacularly colored bowerbirds. All species build an ''"avenue-type"'' bower and are found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ... and Australia. Species References Bird genera {{passeri-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire-maned Bowerbird
The fire-maned bowerbird (''Sericulus bakeri'') is a medium-sized, approximately long, bowerbird that inhabits and endemic to the forests of the Adelbert Range in Papua New Guinea. The striking male is black with fiery orange crown and upperback, elongated neck plumes, yellow iris and golden yellow wing patch. The female is a brown bird with brown-barred whitish underparts. Its diet consists mainly of figs, ants and insects. The bower itself is that of ''"avenue"''-type with two sides of wall of sticks. The fire-maned bowerbird was discovered in 1928 by Rollo Beck. The female was unknown to science until 1959. Due to ongoing habitat loss and limited range, the fire-maned bowerbird is evaluated as near threatened on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flame Bowerbird
The flame bowerbird (''Sericulus ardens'') is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25 cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail. It builds an ''"avenue-type"'' bower with two side walls of sticks. The female is an olive brown bird with yellow or golden around the stomach. The flame bowerbird is distributed in and endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. The male flame bowerbird also has a courtship display along with his bower, twisting his tails and his wings to the side, and then shaking his head quickly. The courtship behaviour of the flame bowerbird was filmed by Japanese photographer Tadashi Shimada in '' Dancers on Fire'', a documentary that aired on the Smithsonian Channel, and has also been documented in ''Dancing with the Birds ''Dancing with the Birds'' is a 2019 documentary film directed by Huw Cordey and narrated by Stephen Fry. The premise revolves a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masked Bowerbird
The masked bowerbird (''Sericulus aureus'') is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25 cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail. It builds an ''"avenue-type"'' bower with two side walls of sticks. The female is an olive brown bird with yellow or golden below. The flame bowerbird is distributed in and endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. This species is the first bowerbird described by naturalists. Because of the male's beautifully coloured plumage, it was previously thought to be a bird-of-paradise. Indeed, the male flame bowerbird also has a courtship display along with his bower. He twists his tails and his wings to the side, and then shakes his head quickly. The masked bowerbird is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q777185 masked bowerbird Birds of New Guinea masked bowerbird masked bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Swainson
William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist. Life Swainson was born in Dover Place, St Mary Newington, London, the eldest son of John Timothy Swainson the Second (1756–1824), an original fellow of the Linnean Society. He was cousin of the amateur botanist Isaac Swainson.Etymologisches Worterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen by H. Genaust. Review by Paul A. Fryxell ''Taxon'', Vol. 38(2), 245–246 (1989). His father's family originated in Lancashire, and both grandfather and father held high posts in Her Majesty's Customs, the father becoming Collector at Liverpool. William, whose formal education was curtailed because of an impediment in his speech, joined the Liverpool Customs as a junior clerk at the age of 14."William Swainson F.R.S, F.L.S., Naturalist and Artist: Diaries 1808–1838: Sicily, Malta, Greece, Italy and Brazil." G .M. Swainson, Palmerston, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sericulus Aureus
The masked bowerbird (''Sericulus aureus'') is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25 cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail. It builds an ''"avenue-type"'' bower with two side walls of sticks. The female is an olive brown bird with yellow or golden below. The flame bowerbird is distributed in and endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. This species is the first bowerbird described by naturalists. Because of the male's beautifully coloured plumage, it was previously thought to be a bird-of-paradise. Indeed, the male flame bowerbird also has a courtship display along with his bower. He twists his tails and his wings to the side, and then shakes his head quickly. The masked bowerbird is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q777185 masked bowerbird Birds of New Guinea masked bowerbird masked bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
