Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]
Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis] (= Lophorina superba) (Pennant, T 1781)
The greater lophorina, superb-bird-of-paradise, or greater superb bird-of-paradise is a species of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family. It was considered the sole species in the genus until in 2017 it was recognised that there were three species. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Paradisaeidae
Genus:
Lophorina
Scientific:
Lophorina superba
Original description
Citation:
(Pennant, T 1781)
Reference:
Indische Zool.
Protonym:
Paradisea Superba
Type locality:
"New Guinea". (Based on Martinet's pl. 632 in Buffon's les Planches enluminées).
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5415497418B2B63F
Avibase ID:
avibase-54154974
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/54154974
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560875
Geographic range:
- Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]: montane northwestern New Guinea
- Lophorina superba superba: mountains of the Bird's Head Peninsula (western New Guinea)
- Lophorina niedda: mountains of the Wandammen Peninsula, Bird's Neck, West Papua, New Guinea
Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]
French:
Paradisier superbe ou P. niedda [excl. feminina, addenda ou latipennis]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis] ( Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis] ( Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis] ( Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis] ( Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis]) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Western Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Western Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Western Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Western Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Western Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Western Superb Bird-of-paradise ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Vogelkop Lophorina ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2024: Vogelkop Lophorina ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Vogelkop Lophorina ( Lophorina superba) [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Lophorina [superba or niedda]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Crescent-caped Lophorina, Greater or Vogelkop Bird-of-paradise [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis], Vogelkop Lophorina, Western Superb Bird-of-paradise
French: Paradisier superbe, Paradisier superbe ou P. niedda [excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis], Paradisier superbe ou P. niedda [excl. feminina, addenda ou latipennis]
Scientific: Lophorina [superba or niedda, excl. feminina, addenda or latipennis], Lophorina superba
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