Flame Bowerbird

Sericulus ardens

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestMedium · 130 g

When to see the Flame Bowerbird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Flame Bowerbird

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Flame Bowerbird

The flame bowerbird is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25 cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail. It builds an "avenue-type" bower with two side walls of sticks. The female is an olive brown bird with yellow or golden around the stomach.

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