About Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808)
The regent bowerbird, scientifically named Sericulus chrysocephalus, is a medium-sized bowerbird that reaches up to 25 centimeters in length and is sexually dimorphic. Males are black with a golden orange-yellow crown and mantle, and their wing feathers have black tips. They have a yellow bill, black feet, and a yellow iris. Females are brown with whitish or fawn markings, a grey bill, black feet, and a brown crown. The common name of this species is given to commemorate a prince regent of the United Kingdom. Regent bowerbird is an Australian endemic, distributed across rainforests and their margins in eastern Australia, ranging from central Queensland to New South Wales. A rare natural intergeneric hybrid between the regent bowerbird and the satin bowerbird is known as Rawnsley's bowerbird.
