Species profile
Masked Bowerbird
Sericulus aureus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are montane Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) to ec New Guinea.
- Scientific name
- Sericulus aureus
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sericulus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Masked Bowerbird in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Ptilonorhynchidae
- Ailuroedus melanotus (Ailuroedus melanotus)
- Alphachlamydera cerviniventris (Alphachlamydera cerviniventris)
- Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis)
- Arfak Catbird (Ailuroedus arfakianus)
- Black-capped Catbird (Ailuroedus melanocephalus)
- Black-eared Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)
- Fire-maned Bowerbird (Sericulus bakeri)