Scientific Name: Sericulus chrysocephalus In the bowerbird
family there is a definite pattern where the more colourful
birds tend to build less elaborate bowers. The regent bowerbird
is a good example of this, its beautiful plumage making up for
the relatively plain and simple bower. The fawn-breasted
bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) on the other hand, is a
dull brown bird yet builds an intricate structure involving an
extensive platform of twigs into which the main bower is
incorporated. Surely, one of the most stunningly coloured of all
birds, the male regent bowerbird is unmistakable in his livery
of jet black with vivid orange-yellow wings, neck and crown of
the head. The eye is also bright yellow. The female by
comparison is a dull fawn-brown with darker flecks and bars and
a distinctive black patch on the back of the head. The
rainforests of coastal eastern Australia are the home of this
species, ranging from Gosford, New South Wales in the south to
central Queensland. Fruits and berries are the pr