Diphyllodes is a genus of birds-of-paradise. Established by René-Primevère Lesson in 1834, it contains two species: the magnificent bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise.[1] Both species are endemic to New Guinea, where they are found in forested uplands. The genus is sometimes subsumed into the genus Cicinnurus.[2]
Diphyllodes | |
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Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes respublica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradisaeidae |
Genus: | Diphyllodes Lesson, RP, 1834 |
Species
editImage | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Diphyllodes magnificus (Pennant, 1781) | Magnificent bird-of-paradise | New Guinea | |
Diphyllodes respublica (Bonaparte, 1850) | Wilson's bird-of-paradise | Indonesia |
References
edit- ^ "Crows, mudnesters & birds-of-paradise". worldbirdnames.org. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K. (2016). Birds of New Guinea: Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics. Princeton NJ, US: Princeton University Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-691-16424-3.