Species Sericulus (Sericulus) chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808)
Regent Bowerbird
- Meliphaga chrysocephala Lewin, J. 1808. Birds of New Holland with their Natural History. London : White & Bagster 22 pp. [Date published Sep 1808] [10].
Type data:
Holotype Plate 6 (type specimen based on colour plate), NSW: Patterson's River (= Hunter River). - Paradisea imperialis Siebers, F.W. 1825. Vögel aus Neuholland. Isis Oken 1825(1): Beylage No. 1 [1].
- Meliphaga auricapilla Stephens, J.F. 1826. In, General Zoology or Systematic Natural History, commenced by the late George Shaw, M.D.F.R.S. & C. Aves. London : J. & A. Arch etc. Vol. XIV Pt I 385 pp. pls 1-41. [published late 1826] [262].
- Sericulus magnirostris Gould, J. 1838. A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands. London : J. Gould 8 pp., 73 pls. [Pt 3, published Apr. 1838, publication dated as 1837–1838] [2].
Type data:
Lectotype ANSP 3190 ♀, New South Wales. - Sericulus chrysocephalus rothschildi Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [441].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 679359 ♂, Qld: Blackall Range.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted to north-east New South Wales north to mid east Queensland.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest.
Common Name References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-Nov-2020 | PASSERIFORMES | 18-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |