REGENT BOWERBIRD

This is a male Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus), a medium-sized species endemic to the rainforests of eastern Australia. Male birds are sexually dimorphic, featuring striking black plumage contrasted with a golden-yellow to orange crown, mantle, and wing patches.  They are famous for building and decorating "avenue-type" bowers constructed from vertical sticks to attract mates, sometimes even using a "saliva paint" to decorate the structures. The species is primarily found in the coastal forests and rainforests of south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales.

This post is part of the Saturday Critters meme