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Archbold's bowerbird
Archbold's bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis) is a medium-sized, dark grey songbird with brown iris, grey feet and black bill.[citation needed] It can grow up to 37 cm (15 in) long.[citation needed] The male has narrow black scalloping with some trace of golden yellow crown feathers and dark grey forked tail, that shorter than the wing.[citation needed] Both sexes are similar.[citation needed] The female is smaller than male, with yellow patch on wings and has no crown feathering.[citation needed] Archbold's bowerbird is distributed and endemic to highland forests of Western New Guinea.[1] This little known bowerbird was discovered by Austin Loomer Rand in 1939.[citation needed] The name commemorates the New Guinea explorer and ornithologist Richard Archbold.[citation needed] It is notable for going to great lengths in acquiring shed ornamental plumes of the King of Saxony bird-of-paradise for decorating its courtship bower.[citation needed] Archbold's bowerbird is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] References
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