Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)
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Regent Bowerbird

Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808)

25 cmLength100 gWeight

The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia

Regent Bowerbird has been recorded at 20 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. O'Reilly's Rainforest RetreatAustralia3,459 records
  2. D'Aguilar National Park – Maiala Loop WalkAustralia280 records
  3. Mary Cairncross ReserveAustralia153 records
More places
  1. Boys WalkAustralia140 records
  2. Cattai WetlandsAustralia139 records
  3. Gold Creek ReservoirAustralia97 records
  4. Ballina Heights NorthAustralia54 records
  5. Boyters Lane, JerseyvilleAustralia53 records
  6. Partridge CreekAustralia23 records
  7. Nature Refuge Hawkesbury RoadAustralia19 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia

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 regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird. The male bird is black with a golden orange-yellow crown, mantle and black-tipped wing feathers. It has yellow bill, black feet and yellow iris.

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Questions

How big is the Regent Bowerbird?

The Regent Bowerbird is about 25 cm long and weighs around 100 g.

Where does the Regent Bowerbird live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: east-central Queensland to east-central New South Wales (eastern Australia). It is most often recorded in Australia.

When is the best time to see the Regent Bowerbird?

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

Is the Regent Bowerbird endangered?

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

What does the Regent Bowerbird eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Regent Bowerbird in?

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

At a glance

Length
25 cm
Weight
100 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
131 mm
Tail
98 mm
Bill
29 mm
Tarsus
36 mm

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

Range

Australasia: east-central Queensland to east-central New South Wales (eastern Australia)

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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Regent Bowerbird

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