Regent Bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPtilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)
- GenusSericulus (Yellow-and-black Bowerbirds)
- SpeciesSericulus chrysocephalus (Regent Bowerbird)
The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird. The male bird is black with a golden orange-yellow crown, mantle and black-tipped wing feathers. It has yellow bill, black feet and yellow iris. The female is a brown bird with whitish or fawn markings, grey bill, black feet and crown. The name commemorates a prince regent of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Regent Bowerbird sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Green Catbird
Ailuroedus crassirostris
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Regent Bowerbird in Springbrook National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Regent Bowerbird sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Regent Bowerbird in Springbrook National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Regent Bowerbird in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.