Masked Bowerbird - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Black-faced Bowerbird

Sericulus aureus

Identification

• Black facial mask, chin and throat

Distribution

Lowlands and foothills of western New Guinea

Taxonomy

Masked Bowerbird has been split from Flame Bowerbird

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Forest

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Masked Bowerbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Masked_Bowerbird

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