Chlamydera is a genus of passerine birds in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that are found in Australia and New Guinea.
The birds in this genus build "avenue-type" bowers which consist of two parallel walls made of vertical sticks and pieces of grass.
Taxonomy The genus Chlamydera was introduced in 1837 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate Calodera maculata Gould, the spotted bowerbird, which is therefore the type species by monotypy. No plate or page numbers. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek χλαμυς/khlamus meaning "short cloak" with δερα/dera meaning "neck".
Species The genus contains five species:
Image Name Common name Chlamydera cerviniventris Fawn-breasted bowerbird Chlamydera guttata Western bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis Great bowerbird Chlamydera lauterbachi Yellow-breasted bowerbird Chlamydera maculata Spotted bowerbird
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