Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
Chlamydera cerviniventris
- Family
- Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) is a medium-sized, up to 32 cm (13 in) long, bowerbird with a greyish brown spotted white plumage, a black bill, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and an orange buff below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than the male.
The fawn-breasted bowerbird is distributed throughout New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, where it inhabits tropical forests, mangroves, savanna woodlands and forest edges.
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Range and habitat
Southern and eastern New Guinea,and northeastern Australia (northeastern Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Fawn-breasted bowerbird
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
