Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
Adelbert Bowerbird (Sericulus bakeri) - HBW 14, p. 399
French: Jardinier de Baker
German: Rotscheitel-Laubenvogel
Spanish: Pergolero de los Adelbert
Other common names: Adelbert Regent/New Guinea Regent Bowerbird, Baker's/Beck's/Madang/Macloud Bowerbird, Madang Golden Bird, Fire-maned Bowerbird
Taxonomy: Xanthomelus bakeri Chapin, 1929, Madang, Astrolabe Bay = Adelbert Mountains, c. 915 m, above Maratambu Village, north-east New Guinea.
May form a superspecies with S. aureus, S. ardens and S. chrysocephalus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Adelbert Mts, NE New Guinea.
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Bird sitting in a tree. Locality Keki Lodge, Madang, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 20 July 2008 3 years ago 21 sec 1.6
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Adult male in fig tree. One or two males visit the tree on brief foraging trips throughout the day.
Locality Keki Lodge, Madang, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Steve M.R.Young 14 July 2008 31 weeks ago 2.9
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