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Victoria's Riflebird
Ptiloris victoriae Gould, J 1850
Victoria's riflebird, also known as the lesser riflebird, Queen Victoria riflebird, Queen Victoria's riflebird, or Victoria riflebird, is a bird-of-paradise endemic to the Atherton Tableland region of northeastern Queensland, Australia where it resides year-round. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Paradisaeidae
Genus:
Ptiloris
Scientific:
Ptiloris victoriae
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Paradisaeidae
Genus:
Ptiloris
Scientific:
Ptiloris victoriae
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1850
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.17, no.196 p.111 pl.12
Imprint year:
1849
Protonym:
Ptiloris Victoriae
Type locality:
Barnard Island, North Queensland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96165#page/167/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A19AD1E4470FD28A
Avibase ID:
avibase-A19AD1E4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A19AD1E4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562589
VULNERABLE
English:
Victoria's Riflebird
Catalan:
ocell del paradís de Victòria
Czech:
rajka queenslandská
Danish:
Cardwell-riffelfugl
German:
Victoriaparadiesvogel
Spanish:
Ave del Paraíso de Victoria
Spanish (Spain):
Ave del paraíso de Victoria
Finnish:
samettiviuhkasiipi
French:
Paradisier de Victoria
Croatian:
zelenogrla rajska ptica
Hungarian:
Viktória-paradicsommadár
Italian:
Uccello fucile di Victoria
Japanese (romaji):
kourokofuuchou
Japanese:
コウロコフウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Viktorijos ptiloris
Dutch:
Victoria's Geweervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Asurstrupeparadisfugl
Norwegian:
Asurstrupeparadisfugl
Polish:
ozdobnik mały
Portuguese:
Ave-do-paraíso-de-vitória
Portuguese (Portugal):
ave-do-paraíso-de-vitória
Russian:
Кэрнский веерокрыл
Slovak:
rajka ozdobná
Serbian:
Viktorijina rajska ptica
Swedish:
Victorias sköldparadisfågel
Ukrainian:
Оздобник малий
Chinese:
小掩鼻风鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
小裙天堂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Avilist 2025: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Paradisier de Victoria ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Paradisier de Victoria ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 1st edition: Queen Victoria Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2021: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2022: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2023: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2024: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2025: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Queen Victoria Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 4th edition: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2015: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2016: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2017: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2018: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Clements, version 2019: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 1.50: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 1.52: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 1.53: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 1.54: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 1.55: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2015: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2016: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2017: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2018: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2019: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2021: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2022: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2023: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2024: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| eBird version 2025: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Queen Victoria Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Queen Victoria Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Victoria's Riflebird ( Lophorina victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Victoria Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ptiloris victoriae |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ptiloris victoriae |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ptiloris victoriae |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Victoria's Riflebird ( Ptiloris victoriae) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ptiloris victoriae |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ptiloris victoriae |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Синя щитоносна райска птица
Catalan: ocell del paradís de Victòria
Czech: rajka queenslandská, Rajka Viktoriina
Danish: Cardwell-riffelfugl
German: Victoria Paradiesvogel, Victoriaparadiesvogel, Viktoriaparadiesvogel
English: Lesser Riflebird, Queen Victoria Riflebird, Queen Victoria's Riflebird, Victoria Riflebird, Victoria's Riflebird
English, HBW: Victoria's Riflebird
English (IOC): Victoria's Riflebird
English (United States): Victoria's Riflebird
Spanish: Ave del paraíso de Victoria, Ave Fusil de la Reina Victoria, Ave-del-paraíso de Victoria
Spanish (Spain): Ave del paraíso de Victoria, Ave-del-paraíso de Victoria
Spanish (HBW): Victoria's Riflebird
Estonian: queenslandi paradiisilind
Finnish: Samettiviuhkasiipi
French: Paradisier de la reine Victoria, Paradisier de Victoria
Croatian: zelenogrla rajska ptica
Hungarian: Viktória-paradicsommadár
Italian: Uccello fucile di Victoria, Uccello fucile di Vittoria
Japanese (romaji): kourokofuuchou
Japanese: コウロコフウチョウ
Scientific: Lophorina victoriae, Ptiloris paradisea dyotti, Ptiloris victoriae
Lithuanian: Viktorijos ptiloris
Dutch: Victoriageweervogel, Victoria's Geweervogel, Vistoria-geweervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Asurstrupeparadisfugl
Norwegian: Asurstrupeparadisfugl
Polish: ozdobnik maly, ozdobnik mały
Portuguese: Ave-do-paraíso-de-vitória
Portuguese (Portugal): ave-do-paraíso-de-vitória
Russian: Кэрнский веерокрыл, Щитоносная райская птица Виктории
Slovak: rajka ozdobná
Serbian: Viktorijina rajska ptica
Swedish: Brunbukad sköldparadisfågel, Victorias sköldparadisfågel
Turkish: Cırlak karatüfek, Duvuduvu
Ukrainian: Оздобник малий
Chinese: 小掩鼻风鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 小裙天堂鳥
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