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.