Diggles · 1877
Regent Bowerbird · Satin Bowerbird
Regent Bowerbird · Satin Bowerbird
Plate 32: Plate 32
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01Regent BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus rawnsleyi→Sericulus chrysocephalusShow this identification
The historical bird is interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship. The named parent taxon is shown as part of that interpretation, not as a simple renaming.
What connects the names
The historical bird has been interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship, so this is not a simple change of name.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
02Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus rawnsleyi→Ptilonorhynchus violaceusShow this identification
The historical bird is interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship. The named parent taxon is shown as part of that interpretation, not as a simple renaming.
What connects the names
The historical bird has been interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship, so this is not a simple change of name.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia, Single volume
- Plate
- 48
- Creator
- Silvester Diggles; hand-colouring associated with Rowena Birkett; many subjects after Gould originals
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain — source record reports no known copyright restrictions.