| Sericulus | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Sericulus Swainson, 1825 |
The genus Sericulus of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four spectacularly colored bowerbirds.
All three species build an "avenue-type" bower and are found in New Guinea and Australia.
Species
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
) | Sericulus aureus | Masked bowerbird | New Guinea |
) | Sericulus ardens | Flame bowerbird | New Guinea |
| Sericulus bakeri | Fire-maned bowerbird | Papua New Guinea. | |
) | Sericulus chrysocephalus | Regent bowerbird | eastern Australia, from central Queensland to New South Wales. |