Yellow-breasted bowerbird
Species of bird
| Yellow-breasted bowerbird | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Chlamydera |
| Species: | C. lauterbachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydera lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897 | |
The yellow-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera lauterbachi) also known as Lauterbach's bowerbird, is a medium-sized, approximately 27 cm long, bowerbird with a brownish-olive upperparts plumage, grayish-yellow upper breast, coppery crown, dark brown iris, yellow underparts, a black bill and pinkish-orange mouth. Both sexes are similar. The female exhibits less vibrant coloration than the male.
Habitat
The yellow-breasted bowerbird is distributed on mainland New Guinea, where it inhabits grasslands, lowlands, and subtropical mountain forests. Its diet mainly consists of fruits, caterpillars, beetles, and other insects. The nest is a shallow cup made of small sticks located in a tree. The bower itself is of the "avenue" type, with four walls made of sticks and an outward-angled main avenue wall.
The scientific name commemorates its discoverer, the German botanist Carl Lauterbach. He discovered this bowerbird in 1896.
Widespread and a common species throughout its habitat range, the yellow-breasted bowerbird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chlamydera lauterbachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22703700A93933176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22703700A93933176.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
- Ochre-breasted catbird (A. stonii)
- White-eared catbird (A. buccoides)
- Tan-capped catbird (A. geislerorum)
- Green catbird (A. crassirostris)
- Spotted catbird (A. maculosus)
- Huon catbird (A. astigmaticus)
- Black-capped catbird (A. melanocephalus)
- Black-eared catbird (A. melanotis)
- Arfak catbird (A. arfakianus)
- Northern catbird (A. jobiensis)
- Tooth-billed catbird (S. dentirostris)
- Archbold's bowerbird (A. papuensis)
- Sanford's bowerbird (A. sanfordi)
- Vogelkop bowerbird (A. inornata)
- MacGregor's bowerbird (A. macgregoriae)
- Huon bowerbird (A. germanus)
- Streaked bowerbird (A. subalaris)
- Golden-fronted bowerbird (A. flavifrons)
- Golden bowerbird (P. newtoniana)
- Masked bowerbird (S. aureus)
- Flame bowerbird (S. ardens)
- Fire-maned bowerbird (S. bakeri)
- Regent bowerbird (S. chrysocephalus)
- Satin bowerbird (P. violaceus)
- Western bowerbird (C. guttata)
- Spotted bowerbird (C. maculata)
- Great bowerbird (C. nuchalis)
- Yellow-breasted bowerbird (C. lauterbachi)
- Fawn-breasted bowerbird (C. cerviniventris)
Hybrid: Rawnsley's bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus x Sericulus chrysocephalus)
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