Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (species: Chlamydera cerviniventris) in PNG Birds (Gaia Guide)
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Chlamydera cerviniventris
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird


©Stavenn: Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)

©Dick Daniels: Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)

©Doug Janson: Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus Chlamydera
Species Chlamydera cerviniventris
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

It has a greyish brown spotted white plumage, a black bill, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and an orange buff below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than the male.

Size

  • Up to 32 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird is distributed in New Guinea and northern Australia, where it inhabits the tropical forests, mangroves, savanna woodlands and forest edges (Wikipedia).

Diet

Its diet consists mainly of figs, fruits and insects (Wikipedia).

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