The fire-maned bowerbird (''Sericulus bakeri'') is a medium-sized, approximately long,

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that inhabits and

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to the forests of the

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in Papua New Guinea. The striking male is black with fiery orange crown and upperback, elongated neck plumes, yellow

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and golden yellow wing patch. The female is a brown bird with brown-barred whitish underparts. Its diet consists mainly of figs, ants and insects. The bower itself is that of ''"avenue"''-type with two sides of wall of sticks. The fire-maned bowerbird was discovered in 1928 by

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. The female was unknown to science until 1959. Due to ongoing habitat loss and limited range, the fire-maned bowerbird is evaluated as near threatened on the

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of Threatened Species.

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* * * * * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1316266 Sericulus Birds of Papua New Guinea Birds described in 1929 Taxa named by James Chapin