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The Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata), also known as the Vogelkop gardener bowerbird, is a medium-sized beautiful bowerbird of the mountains of West Papua ...
The Bird's Head Peninsula (Indonesian: Kepala Burung, Dutch: Vogelkop, meaning Bird's Head in Indonesian and Dutch) or Doberai Peninsula (Semenanjung Doberai) is a large peninsula that makes up the northwest portion of the island of New Guinea, comprising the Indonesian provinces of Southwest Papua and West Papua. It is often referred to as The ...
Vogelkop bowerbird Vogelkop Peninsula at Western New Guinea, Indonesia. The name Amblyornis is a combination of the Greek words amblus , meaning "dull" and ornis , meaning "bird".
These are medium to large-sized passerines, ranging from the golden bowerbird at 22 cm (8.7 in) and 70 g (2.5 oz) to the great bowerbird at 40 cm (16 in) and 230 g (8.1 oz). Their diet consists mainly of fruit but may also include insects (especially for nestlings), flowers, nectar and leaves in some species. [ 2 ]
Over 50% of these forests are located within protected areas. There are over 300 bird species on the peninsula, of which at least 20 are unique to the ecoregion, and some live only in very restricted areas. These include the grey-banded munia, Vogelkop bowerbird, and the king bird-of-paradise. [21]
The Arfak catbird (Ailuroedus arfakianus) is a species of bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchidae) which can be found in the Bird's Head (Vogelkop) Peninsula in western New Guinea. This species was formerly considered a subspecies of the spotted catbird before being reclassified as a distinct species in 2016.
MacGregor's bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) is a medium-sized, up to 26 cm long, olive brown bowerbird of New Guinea's mountain forests, roughly the size and shape of an American Robin or a Eurasian Blackbird. The male is adorned with an erectile orange yellow crest, that is partly hidden until shown in courtship display.
Archbold's bowerbird, Archboldia papuensis; Vogelkop bowerbird, Amblyornis inornata (E) MacGregor's bowerbird, Amblyornis macgregoriae; Golden-fronted bowerbird, Amblyornis flavifrons (E) Masked bowerbird, Sericulus aureus; Flame bowerbird, Sericulus ardens; Yellow-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera lauterbachi; Fawn-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera ...