Chlamydera
| Chlamydera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviniventris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ptilonorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Chlamydera Gould, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Calodera maculata Gould, 1837 | |
Chlamydera is a genus of passerine birds in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that are found in Australia and New Guinea.
The birds in this genus build "avenue-type" bowers which consist of two parallel walls made of vertical sticks and pieces of grass.
Taxonomy
The genus Chlamydera was introduced in 1837 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate Calodera maculata Gould, the spotted bowerbird, which is therefore the type species by monotypy. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek χλαμυς/khlamus meaning "short cloak" with δερα/dera meaning "neck".
Species
The genus contains five species:
| Image | Name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
 | Chlamydera cerviniventris | Fawn-breasted bowerbird |
 | Chlamydera guttata | Western bowerbird |
 | Chlamydera nuchalis | Great bowerbird |
 | Chlamydera lauterbachi | Yellow-breasted bowerbird |
.jpg) | Chlamydera maculata | Spotted bowerbird |
References
- ↑ Ericson, P.G.P.; Irestedt, M.; Nylander, J.A.A.; Christidis, L.; Joseph, L.; Qu, Y. (2020). "Parallel evolution of bower-building behavior in two groups of bowerbirds suggested by phylogenomics". Systematic Biology. 69 (5): 820–829. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syaa040. PMC 7440736.
- ↑ Gould, John (1837). The Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands. Vol. 1. London: self. Plate 3 text, footnote. No plate or page numbers.
- ↑ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1962). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 179.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. "Chlamydera". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds, Australasian treecreepers, Australasian wrens". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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