Alternative names: Antenna Satinbird; Crested Cnemophilus; Crested Bird-of-paradise; Macgregor's Bird-of-paradise
- Cnemophilus macgregorii
Identification
24 cm
Male
- Bright yellow above, forehead, ear coverts (much more reddish in sanguineus)
- Orange-olive crest
- Duller rump and tail
- Dark brown-black below and lores
- Dark bill
Female
- Brown olive-grey below
- Darker above
Juveniles are briefly grey, immature males are similar to females.
Distribution
Endemic to New Guinea.
Patchily distributed.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- C. m. sanguineus in the mountains of east New Guinea
- C. m. macgregorii in southeast New Guinea
Habitat
Upper montane and subalpine forest and forest edge. Occurs mainly at 2600 - 3500m.
Behaviour
Feeds on fruits which are mainly taken from middle and lower strata of dense forest edges or secondary growth.
Usually seen foraging alone. A very secretive species, hard to observe.
Breeding season August to January in east-central Highlands. A polygynous species, the promiscuous male attends traditional advertisement-singing perches where it performs its solitary display.
The female builds and attends the nest alone. The globular nest is placed 2 - 4m above the ground. Lays 1 egg.
Few data about movements.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Satinbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Satinbird
