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Blue Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea rudolphi (Finsch, FHO; Meyer, AB 1886)

The blue bird-of-paradise is a beautiful, relatively large species of bird-of-paradise. It is the only species in the genus Paradisornis, but was previously included in the genus Paradisaea. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paradisaeidae
Genus:
   Paradisaea
Scientific:
  Paradisaea rudolphi


Original description

Citation:
  (Finsch, FHO; Meyer, AB 1886)

Reference:
   Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 2 p.385 pl.20

Imprint year:
  1885

Protonym:
  Paradisornis Rudolphi

Type locality:
  Hufeisengebirge, southeast New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41085807


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4EF0FE4A0A84C198

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4EF0FE4A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4EF0FE4A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561813


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Paradisaea rudolphi: central and southeastern New Guinea
  • Paradisaea rudolphi rudolphi: mountains of southeastern Papua New Guinea
  • Paradisaea rudolphi margaritae: mountains of central Papua New Guinea
English:
Blue Bird-of-paradise
Catalan:
ocell del paradís blau
Czech:
rajka modrokřídlá
Danish:
Blå paradisfugl
German:
Blauparadiesvogel
Spanish:
Ave del Paraíso Azul
Spanish (Spain):
Ave del paraíso azul
Finnish:
siniparatiisilintu
French:
Paradisier bleu
Croatian:
plava rajska ptica
Hungarian:
kék paradicsommadár
Italian:
Uccello del paradiso azzurro
Japanese (romaji):
aofuuchou
Japanese:
アオフウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynasis rojaus paukštis
Dutch:
Blauwe Paradijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåparadisfugl
Norwegian:
Blåparadisfugl
Polish:
cudowronka błękitna
Portuguese:
Ave-do-paraíso-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
ave-do-paraíso-azul
Russian:
Синяя райская птица
Slovak:
rajka modrá
Serbian:
Plava rajska ptica
Swedish:
blå paradisfågel
Ukrainian:
Дивоптах блакитний
Chinese:
蓝极乐鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
藍天堂鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Paradisier bleu ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Paradisier bleu ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Blue Bird of Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Blue Bird of Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blue Bird of Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blue Bird of Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blue Bird-of-Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisornis rudolphi) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Blue Bird of Paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Paradisaea rudolphi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Paradisaea rudolphi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Paradisaea rudolphi [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Blue Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea rudolphi) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Paradisaea rudolphi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Paradisaea rudolphi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: göy cənnət quşu
Bulgarian: Синя райска птица
Catalan: ocell del paradís blau
Czech: Rajka modrá, rajka modrokřidlá, rajka modrokřídlá
Danish: Blå paradisfugl
German: Blauer Paradiesvogel, Blauparadiesvogel
English: Blue Bird of Paradise, Blue Bird-of-paradise, Prince Rudolph's Bird-of-paradise
English, HBW: Blue Bird-of-paradise
English (IOC): Blue Bird-of-Paradise
English (United States): Blue Bird-of-Paradise
Spanish: Ave del Paraíso Archiduque Rodolfo, Ave del paraíso azul, Ave-del-paraíso Azul
Spanish (Spain): Ave del paraíso azul, Ave-del-paraíso Azul
Spanish (HBW): Blue Bird-of-Paradise
Estonian: sini-paradiisilind
Finnish: Siniparatiisilintu
French: Paradisier bleu
Croatian: plava rajska ptica
Hungarian: kék paradicsommadár
Italian: Uccello del Paradiso azzurro
Japanese (romaji): aofuuchou
Japanese: アオフウチョウ
Kazakh: көгілдір жұмақ құсы
Scientific: Paradisaea rudolphi, Paradisaea rudolphi rudolphi, Paradisornis rudolphi
Lithuanian: Mėlynasis rojaus paukštis
Dutch: Blauwe Paradijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåparadisfugl
Norwegian: Blåparadisfugl
Polish: cudowronka blekitna, cudowronka błękitna
Portuguese: Ave-do-paraíso-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): ave-do-paraíso-azul
Russian: Синяя райская птица
Slovak: rajka modrá
Serbian: Plava rajska ptica
Swedish: Blå paradisfågel
Turkish: Mavi Cennetkuşu
Ukrainian: Дивоптах блакитний
Chinese: 蓝极乐鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 藍天堂鳥

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