About the Fire-maned Bowerbird
The fire-maned bowerbird is a medium-sized, approximately 27 cm (11 in) long, bowerbird that inhabits and endemic to the forests of the Adelbert Range in Papua New Guinea. The striking male is black with fiery orange crown and upperback, elongated neck plumes, yellow iris and golden yellow wing patch. The female is a brown bird with brown-barred whitish underparts.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Masked BowerbirdSericulus aureusThe masked bowerbird is endemic to rainforests of New Guinea.
Flame BowerbirdSericulus ardensThe flame bowerbird is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds.
Regent BowerbirdSericulus chrysocephalusThe regent bowerbird is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird.
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