The Macgregor’s Bowerbirds (Amblyornis macgregoriae) occur naturally in the mountain forests of New Guinea, where it is common and widespread.
This medium-sized bird measures up to 26 cm in length. The plumage is an olive-brown bowerbird.
The male can be identified by his erectile orange-yellow crest, that partly hidden until shown in the courtship display.
The female resembles the male but lacks the crest.
The male pairs up with several females. He builds a tower-like “maypole-type” bower, with a central pole of twigs surrounded by a dish of moss with raised walls approximately 1 meter in diameter (featured to the right).
He decorates the twigs of the maypole with flowers, insects and other objects.
MacGregor’s Bowerbirds mostly feed on fruits and insects.
