PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae

Sericulus chrysocephalus  

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)
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© Geoff Walker 2010
Mount Glorious, QLD (Jan, 2010)

At first glance this bird could be mistaken for a female Satin Bowerbird but the dark patch on the top of the head and the yellow around the eye confirm this bird a Regent bowerbird.

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)

Female Regent Bowerbird

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)

Female Regent Bowerbird

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)

Female Regent Bowerbird

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)

Female Regent Bowerbird

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus)

Regent Bowerbird