Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Bowerbirds :: Flame Bowerbird

Flame Bowerbird Sericulus aureus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Masked Bowerbird, Golden Regent Bowerbird, Flamed Bowerbird, New Guinea Golden-bowerbird, Black-faced Bowerbird
Old scientific name(s): Xanthomelus aureus

Photographs

Papua New Guinea - Aug, 2009 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

New Guinea;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. and w. New Guinea from the Vogelkop e. to the Sepik River.
(2) Sc. New Guinea from the Fly River to Mt. Bosavi. Nc. Torricelli and Prince Alexander Mountains.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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