About the Masked Bowerbird
The masked bowerbird is endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. It is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25cm 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 below.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Flame BowerbirdSericulus ardensThe flame bowerbird is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds.
Fire-maned BowerbirdSericulus bakeriThe 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.
Regent BowerbirdSericulus chrysocephalusThe regent bowerbird is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird.
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