Genus: Chlamydera
Description
Five species of Bowerbirds from Australia and New Guinea.
All species build avenue-type bowers. They have an unspectacular plumage, mostly brown or grey and some species have an erectile filamentous crest.
Taxonomy
Chlamydera is a genus in the family Ptilonorhynchidae.
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| C. guttata | Western Bowerbird | ||
| C. maculata | Spotted Bowerbird | ||
| C. nuchalis | Great Bowerbird | ||
| C. lauterbachi | Yellow-breasted Bowerbird | ||
| C. cerviniventris | Fawn-breasted Bowerbird | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chlamydera. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chlamydera
Pages in category ‘Chlamydera’
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
