Flame Bowerbird
A species of Yellow-and-black Avenue Bowerbirds Scientific name : Sericulus ardens Genus : Yellow-and-black Avenue Bowerbirds
Flame Bowerbird, A species of Yellow-and-black Avenue Bowerbirds
Botanical name: Sericulus ardens
Genus: Yellow-and-black Avenue Bowerbirds
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Description
Description
The flame bowerbird (Sericulus ardens) is one of the most brilliantly coloured bowerbirds. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25 cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail. It builds an "avenue-type" bower with two side walls of sticks. The female is an olive brown bird with yellow or golden around the stomach. The flame bowerbird is distributed in and endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. The male flame bowerbird also has a courtship display along with his bower. He twists his tails and his wings to the side, and then shakes his head quickly. The courtship behaviour of the flame bowerbird was filmed by Japanese photographer Tadashi Shimada in Dancers on Fire, a documentary that aired on the Smithsonian Channel. And is now in the movie dancing with the birds.However, Shimada filmed other peculiar behaviour, such as a male courting a juvenile male and several juvenile males as well as an adult male appearing to share one bower, only to be destroyed by another juvenile male. The flame bowerbird is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 
Size
25 cm
Feeding Habits
Flame Bowerbird primarily consumes fruits and insects. Typically foraging alone or in small groups, occasionally alongside other fruit-eating birds. Flame Bowerbird's eating habits involve both plant and animal matter, with no specific unique dietary adaptations highlighted.
Habitat
Flame Bowerbird typically inhabits lowland and foothill rainforests, as well as tall secondary forests. They are also found in savanna patches with an overstory of Melaleuca trees, particularly in the Trans-Fly region. Their favored environments feature swampy regions, sparse undergrowth, and slender trees, often near treefalls.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
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