Sericulus chrysocephalus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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.
The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and insects. All male bowerbirds build bowers, which can be simple ground clearings or elaborate structures, to attract female mates. Regent bowerbirds in particular are known to mix a muddy greyish blue or pea green "saliva paint" in their mouths which they use to decorate their bowers. The male builds an avenue-type bower consisting of two walls of sticks, decorated with shells, seeds, leaves and berries. Regents will sometimes use wads of greenish leaves as "paintbrushes" to help spread the substance, representing one of the few known instances of tools used by birds. The female builds a saucer-shaped nest made of twigs measuring 30 cm high and 15–20 cm wide often away from the bower.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Adelaide Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Sea Life Sydney Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wild Life Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Regent Bowerbird sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 2,590 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Regent Bowerbird in Lamington National Park on a given day, against about 40% in April to July, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Regent Bowerbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Regent Bowerbird sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Ptilonorhynchidae
The closest relatives of the Regent Bowerbird that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Ptilonorhynchidae, Bowerbirds) are Satin Bowerbird (about 80%) and Green Catbird (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Regent Bowerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Lamington National Park (2,590 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
