The regent bowerbird 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. The female is a brown bird with whitish or fawn markings, grey bill, black feet and crown. The name commemorates a prince regent of the United Kingdom. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Lewin, JW 1808)
Reference:
Birds New Holland
Protonym:
Meliphaga chrysocephala
Type locality:
New South Wales.
Avibase ID:
64F67694C0438F02
Avibase ID:
avibase-64F67694
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/64F67694
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562931
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Jardinier prince-régent ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Jardinier prince-régent ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Australian Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Australian Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephlaus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sericulus chrysocephalus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sericulus chrysocephalus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sericulus chrysocephalus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Regent Bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sericulus chrysocephalus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sericulus chrysocephalus [version 1] |
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