Sericulus

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iSericulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus: Sericulus
Swainson, 1825

The genus Sericulus Swainson, 1825 of family Ptilonorhynchidae consist of three spectaculary colored bowerbirds.

All three species built an "avenue-type" bower and are distributed in New Guinea and Australia.

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