Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae)

Lauterbach's Bowerbird (Chlamydera lauterbachi) - HBW 14, p. 401

French: Jardinier de Lauterbach German: Dreigang-Laubenvogel Spanish: Pergolero de Lauterbach
Other common names: Yellow-breasted/Yellow-bellied Bowerbird; Uniform Bowerbird (uniformis)

Taxonomy: Chlamydodera lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897, Jagei River, upper Ramu, eastern New Guinea.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • uniformis Rothschild, 1931 - C New Guinea from Siriwo R (E of Geelvink Bay) E to upper Ramu R and to Okapa-Aiyura area of Eastern Highlands.
  • lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897 - Aiome area of upper Ramu R, possibly also near Bogadjim (in Finisterre Mts), in NE New Guinea.

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