Masked bowerbird

Sericulus aureus

The masked bowerbird is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25 cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail. It builds an ""avenue-type"" bower with two side walls of sticks. The female is an olive brown bird with yellow or golden below.
Masked Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus) The male Masked Bowerbird has the costume and the dance to impress the females. He does not need to build those complicated and giant bowers like the other bowerbirds. These photographs does not do it justice. Its plumage shines bright in the dark forests. Arfak,Birdingindonesia,Geotagged,Indonesia,Masked bowerbird,Mehd Halaouate,Papua,Sericulus aureus,Spring

Distribution

The flame bowerbird is distributed in and endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. This species is the first bowerbird described by naturalists. Because of the male's beautifully coloured plumage, it was previously thought to be a bird-of-paradise. Indeed, the male flame bowerbird also has a courtship display along with his bower. He twists his tails and his wings to the side, and then shakes his head quickly.
Masked Bowerbird (Sericulus aureus) The male Masked Bowerbird has the costume and the dance to impress the females. He does not need to build those complicated and giant bowers like the other bowerbirds. These photographs does not do it justice. Its plumage shines bright in the dark forests. Arfak Mountains,Birdingindonesia,Geotagged,Indonesia,Masked bowerbird,Mehd Halaouate,Papua,Sericulus aureus,Spring

Status

The masked bowerbird is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPtilonorhynchidae
GenusSericulus
SpeciesS. aureus
Photographed in
Indonesia