| Masked bowerbird | |
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| Males displaying to a female masked bowerbird, Sericulus aureus, illustrated by John Gould (1804–1881) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Sericulus |
| Species: | S. aureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sericulus aureus | |
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The masked bowerbird (Sericulus aureus) is endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. It 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 below.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sericulus aureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103683932A93931853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103683932A93931853.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.