MacGregor's bowerbird is a medium-sized, up to 26 cm long, olive brown bowerbird of New Guinea's mountain forests, roughly the size and shape of an American Robin or a Eurasian Blackbird. The male is adorned with an erectile orange yellow crest, that is partly hidden until shown in courtship display. The unadorned female is similar to the male, but without the crest. Superb mimics, they are known for imitating other birds, pigs, rushing water, and even human speech. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
De Vis, CW 1890
Reference:
Annual Rep. Brit. New Guinea 1888-1889, Append.
App.G p.61
Protonym:
Amblyornis macgregoriae
Type locality:
Musgrave Range.
Link:
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1890No21.pdf#page=61
Avibase ID:
989FE32C2E80231F
Avibase ID:
avibase-989FE32C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/989FE32C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558546
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Macgregor's or Huon Bowerbird ( Amblyornis [macgregoriae or germanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Macgregor's or Huon Bowerbird ( Amblyornis [macgregoriae or germanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Macgregor's or Huon Bowerbird ( Amblyornis [macgregoriae or germanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Jardinier de MacGregor ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Jardinier de MacGregor ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Macgregor's Gardener Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Macgregor's Gardener Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: MacGregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Amblyornis macgregoriae [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Amblyornis macgregoriae [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Amblyornis macgregoriae [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Macgregor's Bowerbird ( Amblyornis macgregoriae) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amblyornis macgregoriae [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amblyornis macgregoriae [version 1] |
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