Sericulus
| Sericulus | |
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| 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
- Flame bowerbird, Sericulus aureus
- Fire-maned bowerbird, Sericulus bakeri
- Regent bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus
Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds) | |
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| Ailuroedus |
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| Scenopooetes | |
| Archboldia | |
| Amblyornis | |
| Prionodura | |
| Sericulus | |
| Ptilonorhynchus | |
| Chlamydera | |
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