Fire-maned Bowerbird
Sericulus bakeri
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Papua New Guinea
- Family
- Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The fire-maned bowerbird (Sericulus bakeri) 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.
Its diet consists mainly of figs, ants and insects.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Northeastern New Guinea (humid montane forest of Adelbert Mountains).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Fire-maned 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.
