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Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [latipennis, feminina or addenda]

Lophorina superba [latipennis, feminina or addenda] (= Lophorina superba latipennis) Rothschild, LW 1907

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paradisaeidae
Genus:
   Lophorina
Scientific:
  Lophorina superba latipennis

Original description

Citation:
  Rothschild, LW 1907

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 19 p.92

Protonym:
  Lophorina minor latipennis

Type locality:
  Rawlinson Mountains.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100946#page/516/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0B08DF8F0B60A3F3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0B08DF8F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0B08DF8F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 922254

English:
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [latipennis, feminina or addenda]
French:
Paradisier superbe [latipennis, feminina ou addenda]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [latipennis, feminina or addenda] ( Lophorina superba [latipennis, feminina or addenda])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [feminina, addenda or latipennis] ( Lophorina superba [feminina, addenda or latipennis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [latipennis, feminina or addenda] ( Lophorina superba [latipennis, feminina, addenda])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [latipennis, feminina or addenda] ( Lophorina superba [latipennis, feminina or addenda])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [feminina, addenda or latipennis] ( Lophorina superba [feminina, addenda or latipennis])
Avilist 2025:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina feminina) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina feminina) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina feminina) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Central Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina latipennis)
Clements, version 2024:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
Clements, version 2025:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
eBird version 2024:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
eBird version 2025:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Greater Lophorina ( Lophorina latipennis) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Lophorina superba

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English: Central Superb Bird-of-paradise, Greater Lophorina, Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [feminina, addenda or latipennis], Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise [latipennis, feminina or addenda]
Esperanto: granda loforino
French: Paradisier superbe (feminina), Paradisier superbe [feminina, addenda ou latipennis], Paradisier superbe [latipennis, feminina or addenda], Paradisier superbe [latipennis, feminina ou addenda]
Scientific: Lophorina feminina, Lophorina latipennis, Lophorina superba [feminina, addenda or latipennis], Lophorina superba [latipennis, feminina or addenda], Lophorina superba [latipennis, feminina, addenda], Lophorina superba feminina, Lophorina superba latipennis
Dutch: Grote Kraagparadijsvogel
Norwegian: fabelparadisfugl
Portuguese: loforina-grande
Slovak: rajka širokokrídla
Swedish: större kragparadisfågel
Chinese: 中华美极乐鸟

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