Bowerbirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
The Bowerbirds are small to medium-sized passerine birds. The males notably build a bower to attract a mate. Depending on the species, the bower ranges from a circle of cleared earth with a small pile of twigs in the center to a complex and highly decorated structure of sticks and leaves. There are 20 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- White-eared Catbird Ailuroedus buccoides
- Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis
- Archbold's Bowerbird Archboldia papuensis
- Sanford's Bowerbird Archboldia sanfordi (E)
- Macgregor's Bowerbird Amblyornis macgregoriae
- Streaked Bowerbird Amblyornis subalaris (E)
- Flame Bowerbird Sericulus aureus
- Fire-maned Bowerbird Sericulus bakeri (E)
- Yellow-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea