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Regent Bowerbird

(Sericulus chrysocephalus)
Alternate name(s): "Regent-bird"
Aboriginal name(s): "nyangga"/"nangga-nangga"/"nyanggar"/"ngadjangah" [eastern bundjalung]

Size: 25-29 cm
Weight: 80-135 g
Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Regent Bowerbird at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Frontal view of a moulting male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Saltwater NP, near Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]

Near-frontal view of a male Regent Bowerbird, with a clear view of its orange/red frons (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Near-frontal view of an adult male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2013]

Near-lateral view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Near-lateral view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Lateral view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Lateral view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2013]

Lateral view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of E. Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, October 2016]

Near-dorsal view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Dorsal/ventral view of a moulting male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Saltwater NP, near Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]

Male Regent Bowerbird in flight, left, with a female looking on (photo courtesy of E. Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, December 2016]

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Frontal view of a female Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Near-lateral view of a female Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Lateral view of a female Regent Bowerbird looking towards the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Lateral view of a female Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Lateral view of a female Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2013]

Lateral view of a female Regent Bowerbird feeding a juvenile (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Saltwater NP, near Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]

Distant dorsal view of a female Regent Bowerbird
[Bunya Mountains NP, QLD, July 2009]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Frontal view of an immature male Regent Bowerbird; note the yellow-orange bill, yellow iris and the emerging golden feathers (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Near-frontal view of an immature male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Near-lateral view of an immature male Regent Bowerbird (photo courtesy of E. Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, January 2017]

Lateral view of an immature male Regent Bowerbird; note the yellow iris (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2013]

Lateral view of a female Regent Bowerbird feeding a juvenile (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Saltwater NP, near Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]

Breeding information

Regent Bowerbirds can interbreed with Satin Bowerbirds. The offspring of such pairs are called "Rawnsley's Bowerbirds".

Twitcher's tip

A bower is NOT a nest - it is a male bird's courting alley. Nests, built by female birds, are in fact kept well away from bowers.

Behaviour

Social behaviour: Territorial Mobility: Sedentary/roaming Elementary unit: Solitary

Male birds are sedentary, females are roaming.

Food, Diet

Male Regent Bowerbird having taking a fruit (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Female Regent Bowerbird taking a fruit (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

Immature male Regent Bowerbird taking a fruit (photo courtesy of E. Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, January 2017]

Male Regent Bowerbird having a drink of water (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau, Lamington NP, Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]

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