Sericulus
| Sericulus | |
|---|---|
| File:Regentbowerbirdmale.jpg | |
| Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Sericulus Swainson, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Meliphaga chrysocephalus Lewin, 1808
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Sericulus is a genus of brightly coloured passerine birds belonging to the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are found in New Guinea and eastern Australia.
Birds in this genus build "avenue-type" bowers which consist of two parallel walls made of vertical sticks and pieces of grass.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Sericulus was introduced in 1825 by the English zoologist William Swainson for the species Meliphaga chrysocephalus, the regent bowerbird, that had been formally described by John Lewin in 1808. Meliphaga chrysocephalus therefore becomes the type species by monotypy.[2][3] The genus name is a diminutive of the Ancient Greek σηρικον/sērikon meaning "silk".[4]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus contains four species.[5]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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| File:Masked Bowerbird.jpg | Sericulus aureus | Masked bowerbird | montane Bird's Head and Neck (northwest New Guinea) to east central New Guinea |
| File:Flame Bower Bird (Sericulus ardens) (48842332516).jpg | Sericulus ardens | Flame bowerbird | south central New Guinea |
| Sericulus bakeri | Fire-maned bowerbird | Adelbert Range (northeast New Guinea) | |
| File:Sericulus chrysocephalus -Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia -male-8-4c.jpg | Sericulus chrysocephalus | Regent bowerbird | eastern Australia, from central Queensland to New South Wales |
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