Flame Bowerbird (Sericulus ardens)
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Flame Bowerbird

Sericulus ardens (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)

130 gWeight

The flame bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Flame Bowerbird has been recorded at 9 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillPapua New Guinea89 records
  2. Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea74 records
  3. Boys Town Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea44 records
More places
  1. Elevala and Ketu RiversPapua New Guinea41 records
  2. Elevala RiverPapua New Guinea27 records
  3. Fly River – between Kiunga and Elevala RiverPapua New Guinea17 records
  4. Elevala River – between Fly River and Ketu RiverPapua New Guinea15 records
  5. Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Papua New Guinea6 records
  6. Drimgas Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea5 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The flame bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) 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.

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Questions

How big is the Flame Bowerbird?

The Flame Bowerbird weighs around 130 g.

Where does the Flame Bowerbird live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: south-central New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

When is the best time to see the Flame Bowerbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Flame Bowerbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Flame Bowerbird as Least Concern.

What does the Flame Bowerbird eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Flame Bowerbird in?

It belongs to the family Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
130 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
134 mm
Tail
70 mm
Bill
26 mm
Tarsus
43 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: south-central New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus
Sericulus

Other birds in the genus Sericulus

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Flame Bowerbird

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