Regent bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808)
The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a species in the family Ptilonorhynchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 91.5 g to 110 g and live up to 20 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the regent bowerbird
- Weight
- 91.5 g – 110 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 20 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 30 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3.98 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the regent 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 regent bowerbird is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the regent bowerbird?
The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird. The male bird is black with a golden orange-yellow crown, mantle and black-tipped wing feathers. It has yellow bill, black feet and yellow iris. The female is a brown bird with whitish or fawn markings, grey bill, black feet and crown. The name commemorates a prince regent of the United Kingdom.
From the Wikipedia article “Regent bowerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regent_bowerbird&oldid=1379208462), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the regent bowerbird endangered?
The regent bowerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species.
How is the regent bowerbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPtilonorhynchidae
- genusSericulus
- SpeciesSericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808)
Synonyms Meliphaga chrysocephala, Sericulus chrysocephalus chrysocephalus, Sericulus chrysocephalus rothschildi, Sericulus chrysocephlaus, Sericulus rothschildi
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- arquer regentCatalan
- lemčík královskýCzech
- aderyn deildy eurbenWelsh
- RegentløvhyttefuglDanish
- SamtgoldvogelGerman
- Gelbnacken-LaubenvogelGerman
- GelbnackenlaubenvogelGerman
- flavkola ptilonorinkoEsperanto
- Pergolero regenteSpanish
- pugal-lehtlalindEstonian
- مرغ کریچساز نایبPersian
- australianhuntulavastajaFinnish
- Jardinier prince-régentFrench
- סוכי שחורHebrew
- crno-žuta vrtlaricaCroatian
- bársonyos aranymadárHungarian
- Uccello giardiniere testadorataItalian
- Uccello giardiniere del reggenteItalian
- フウチョウモドキJapanese
- wagaybulunkgs
- australinis auksinis palapinukasLithuanian
- GeelnekprieelvogelDutch
- regentgartnerNorwegian
- altannik królewskiPolish
- perguleiro-regentePortuguese
- jardineiro-governadorPortuguese
- Желтоголовый шалашникRussian
- Австралийский золотой шалашникRussian
- šiatorník zlatohlavýSlovak
- Kraljevska baštovankaSerbian
- regentlövsalsfågelSwedish
- Naip ÇardakkuşuTurkish
- альтанник королівськийUkrainian
- 紫背別墅鳥Chinese
- 黃頭輝亭鳥Chinese
- 黄头辉亭鸟Chinese
Relatives of the regent bowerbird
Other species in the same genus Sericulus.
Masked bowerbird
Sericulus aureus
Fire-maned bowerbird
Sericulus bakeri
Flame bowerbird
Sericulus ardens
CompareRegent bowerbird vs Masked bowerbirdRegent bowerbird vs Fire-maned bowerbirdRegent bowerbird vs Flame bowerbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the regent bowerbird?
An adult regent bowerbird weighs 91.5 g – 110 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the regent bowerbird live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the regent bowerbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the regent bowerbird endangered?
The regent bowerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the regent bowerbird live?
The regent bowerbird has a recorded lifespan of 20 years.
What kind of animal is the regent bowerbird?
The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) 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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