Sericulus bakeri Chapin, 1929

Fire-maned Bowerbird

Other common names: Adelbert Regent/New Guinea Regent Bowerbird, Baker's/Beck's/Madang/Macloud Bowerbird, Madang Golden Bird, Fire-maned Bowerbird

Taxonomy: Xanthomelus bakeri Chapin, 1929, Madang, Astrolabe Bay = Adelbert  Mountains, c. 915 m, above Maratambu Village, north-east New Guinea. May form a superspecies with S. aureus, S. ardens and S. chrysocephalus. Monotypic

Generally solid black with faint bluish sheen on throat and chest, except for crown which is scarlet becoming paler, more cadmium orange with a scarlet wash on nape and hind neck.