Fire-maned bowerbird
Sericulus bakeri (Chapin, 1929)
The fire-maned bowerbird (Sericulus bakeri) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 173.5 g to 180.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the fire-maned bowerbird
- Weight
- 173.5 g – 180.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the fire-maned bowerbird live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The fire-maned bowerbird is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the fire-maned bowerbird?
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. The bower itself is that of "avenue"-type with two sides of wall of sticks.
The fire-maned bowerbird was discovered in 1928 by Rollo Beck. The female was unknown to science until 1959.
Due to ongoing habitat loss and limited range, the fire-maned bowerbird is evaluated as near threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Is the fire-maned bowerbird endangered?
The fire-maned bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the fire-maned bowerbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPtilonorhynchidae
- genusSericulus
- SpeciesSericulus bakeri (Chapin, 1929)
Synonyms Xanthomelas bakeri, Xanthomelus bakeri
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Adelbert bowerbirdEnglish
- Adelbert bowerbirdEnglish
- Adelbert regent bowerbirdEnglish
- Adelbert regent bowerbirdEnglish
- arquer dels monts AdelbertCatalan
- lemčík hřívnatýCzech
- aderyn deildy AdelbertWelsh
- MadangløvhyttefuglDanish
- Madang-løvhyttefuglDanish
- RotscheitellaubenvogelGerman
- Rotkragen-LaubenvogelGerman
- Rotscheitel-LaubenvogelGerman
- fajrokrinara ptilonorinkoEsperanto
- Pergolero de los AdelbertSpanish
- lakk-lehtlalindEstonian
- liekkihuntulavastajaFinnish
- Jardinier de BakerFrench
- zlatnokapa vrtlaricaCroatian
- pirosgalléros aranymadárHungarian
- Uccello giardiniere crinitoItalian
- Giardiniere criniera di fiammaItalian
- ショウジョウフウチョウモドキJapanese
- shoujoufuuchoumodokiJapanese
- raudonkepuris auksinis palapinukasLithuanian
- Adelberts PrieelvogelDutch
- ildmankegartnerNorwegian
- altannik żółtoskrzydłyPolish
- perguleiro-cabeludoPortuguese
- jardineiro-das-adelbertPortuguese
- Красноголовый шалашникRussian
- Австралийский золотой шалашникRussian
- Красношапочный золотой шалашникRussian
- šiatorník hrivnatýSlovak
- Grivasta baštovankaSerbian
- eldnackad lövsalsfågelSwedish
- Alev Yeleli ÇardakkuşuTurkish
- альтанник жовтокрилийUkrainian
- 貝氏別墅鳥Chinese
- 贝氏辉亭鸟Chinese
Relatives of the fire-maned bowerbird
Other species in the same genus Sericulus.
Regent bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus
Masked bowerbird
Sericulus aureus
Flame bowerbird
Sericulus ardens
CompareFire-maned bowerbird vs Regent bowerbirdFire-maned bowerbird vs Masked bowerbirdFire-maned bowerbird vs Flame bowerbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the fire-maned bowerbird?
An adult fire-maned bowerbird weighs 173.5 g – 180.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the fire-maned bowerbird live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the fire-maned bowerbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the fire-maned bowerbird endangered?
The fire-maned bowerbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the fire-maned bowerbird?
The fire-maned bowerbird (Sericulus bakeri) belongs to the family Ptilonorhynchidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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