Yellow-breasted Bowerbird
Other common names: Yellow-breasted/Yellow-bellied Bowerbird; Uniform Bowerbird (uniformis)
Taxonomy: Chlamydodera lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897, Jagei River, upper Ramu, eastern New Guinea. Two subspecies recognized
Brownish-olive upperparts plumage, grayish-yellow upper breast, coppery crown, dark brown iris, yellow underparts, a black bill and pinkish-orange mouth. Both sexes are similar. The female is duller than the male.
~27 cm
Taxonomy: Chlamydodera lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897, Jagei River, upper Ramu, eastern New Guinea.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- uniformis Rothschild, 1931 - C New Guinea from Siriwo R (of Geelvink Bay) E to upper Ramu R and to Okapa-Aiyura area of Eastern Highlands.
- lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897 - Aiome area of upper Ramu R, possibly also near Bogadjim (in Finisterre Mts), in NE New Guinea.
It inhabits the grasslands, lowlands, and subtropical mountain forests.
Its diet consists mainly of fruits, caterpillars, beetles, and other insects. The nest is a shallow cup made of small sticks up in a tree.