Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)
Archbold's Bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis) - HBW 14, p. 396
French: Jardinier d'Archbold
German: Archboldlaubenvogel
Spanish: Pergolero de Archbold
Other common names: Black/Gold-crested Black Bowerbird; Sanford's (Golden-crested)/Tomba Bowerbird (sanfordi)
Taxonomy: Archboldia papuensis Rand, 1940, Bele River, 2200 m, 18 km north of Lake Habbema, Snow Mountains, western New Guinea.
Races long thought to constitute two separate species, on alleged grounds that sanfordi was crested and built a "mat" bower and male nominate was uncrested and possibly built an avenue bower; this belief now known to be mistaken, as males of both races have crest and build maypole bower. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- papuensis Rand, 1940 - mountains of WC New Guinea (Wissel Lakes, in Weyland Mts area; Nassau Range and Oranje Mts; Bele R and L Habbema region).
- sanfordi Mayr & Gilliard, 1950 - mountains of EC New Guinea (Mt Hagen, Mt Giluwe, Tari Gap, and S Karius Range).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Female or immature male visiting feeding station Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp sanfordi)
mark sutton 12 August 2008 3 years ago 22 sec 2
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Female or immature male, partly obscured, siting on a branch.
Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp sanfordi)
mark sutton 12 August 2008 3 years ago 3
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