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Splendid Astrapia

Astrapia splendidissima Rothschild, LW 1895

The Splendid astrapia is a species of Astrapia of the birds-of-paradise family, Paradisaeidae, and one of the least known and most elusive of its family and genus. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paradisaeidae
Genus:
   Astrapia
Scientific:
  Astrapia splendidissima


Original description

Citation:
  Rothschild, LW 1895

Reference:
   Novit. Zool. 2 p.59

Protonym:
  Astrapia splendidissima

Type locality:
  'Probably Charles-Louis Mountains' ; type came almost certainly from the Weyland Mts.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859334


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AAC25028F2106A31

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AAC25028

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AAC25028


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558796

Geographic range:

  • Astrapia splendidissima: montane western and central New Guinea
  • Astrapia splendidissima splendidissima: western segment of central cordillera of New Guinea
  • Astrapia splendidissima helios: highlands of west-central New Guinea (central Western and Border ranges)
English:
Splendid Astrapia
Catalan:
ocell del paradís esplèndid
Czech:
rajka překrásná
Danish:
Pragt-paradisskade
German:
Prachtparadieselster
Spanish:
Ave del Paraíso Espléndida
Spanish (Spain):
Ave del paraíso espléndida
Finnish:
smaragdiparatiisiharakka
French:
Paradisier splendide
Croatian:
tirkiznogrla rajska ptica
Hungarian:
pompás paradicsomszarka
Italian:
Astrapia splendida
Japanese (romaji):
futooonagafuuchou
Japanese:
フトオオナガフウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Gražioji astrapija
Dutch:
Prachtastrapia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Stasparadisfugl
Norwegian:
Stasparadisfugl
Polish:
astrapia słoneczna
Portuguese:
astrápia-esplêndida
Portuguese (Portugal):
ave-do-paraíso-esplêndida
Russian:
Великолепная астрапия
Slovak:
rajka varechárka
Swedish:
praktastrapia
Ukrainian:
Астрапія ошатна
Chinese:
华丽长尾风鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
光彩長尾天堂鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Splendid Astrapia ( Astrapia splendidissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Paradisier splendide ( Astrapia splendidissima) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Paradisier splendide ( Astrapia splendidissima) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Splendid Bird of Paradise ( Astrapia splendidissima) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Splendid Bird of Paradise ( Astrapia splendidissima) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Astrapia splendidissima [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Astrapia splendidissima [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Великолепна астрапия
Catalan: ocell del paradís esplèndid
Czech: Rajka královská, rajka překrásná
Danish: Pragt-paradisskade
German: Pracht-Astrapia, Prachtparadieselster, Pracht-Paradieselster
English: Splendid Astrapia, Splendid Bird of Paradise, Splendid Bird-of-Paradise
English, HBW: Splendid Astrapia
English (IOC): Splendid Astrapia
English (United States): Splendid Astrapia
Spanish: Ave del Paraíso Espléndida, Ave-del-paraíso Espléndida
Spanish (Spain): Ave del paraíso espléndida, Ave-del-paraíso Espléndida
Spanish (HBW): Splendid Astrapia
Estonian: pugalsaba-paradiisilind
Finnish: Smaragdiparatiisiharakka
French: Paradisier splendide
Croatian: tirkiznogrla rajska ptica
Hungarian: pompás paradicsomszarka
Indonesian: Astrapia Cemerlang, Burung dewata
Italian: Astrapia splendida, Uccello del Paradiso splendido
Japanese (romaji): futooonagafuuchou
Japanese: フトオオナガフウチョウ
Scientific: Astrapia elliottsmithi, Astrapia helios, Astrapia splendidissima, Astrapia splendidissima elliottsmithi, Astrapia splendidissima helios, Astrapia splendidissima splendidissima
Lithuanian: Gražioji astrapija
Dutch: Prachtastrapia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stasparadisfugl
Norwegian: Stasparadisfugl
Polish: astrapia sloneczna, astrapia słoneczna
Portuguese: astrápia-esplêndida
Portuguese (Portugal): ave-do-paraíso-esplêndida
Russian: Великолепная астрапия
Slovak: rajka varechárka
Swedish: Praktastrapia
Turkish: Muhteşem Astrapya
Ukrainian: Астрапія ошатна
Chinese: 华丽长尾风鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 光彩長尾天堂鳥

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