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Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird

Ptiloris [magnificus or intercedens] (= Ptiloris magnificus) (Vieillot, 1819)




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Paradisaeidae
Genus:
   Ptiloris
Scientific:
  Ptiloris magnificus

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, 1819)

Reference:
  Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. p.167 pl.G.39 fig.3

Protonym:
  Falcinellus magnificus

Link:
  

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  27756A928B603117

Avibase ID:
  avibase-27756A92

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/27756A92

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562587

Geographic range:

  • Ptiloris magnificus magnificus: Lowlands of w and w-central New Guinea
  • Ptiloris magnificus alberti: N Queensland (n Cape York Peninsula)
  • Ptiloris intercedens: Lowlands of central and se Papua New Guinea
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird
French:
Paradisier gorge-d'acier ou P. grondeur

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Ptiloris [magnificus or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Ptiloris [magnificus or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Ptiloris [magnificus or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Lophorina [magnifica or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Lophorina [magnifica or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Lophorina [magnifica or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Lophorina [magnifica or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Lophorina [magnifica or intercedens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird ( Ptiloris [magnificus or intercedens])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Paradisier gorge-d'acier ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Magnificent Riflebird ( Ptiloris magnificus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ptiloris magnificus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ptiloris magnificus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ptiloris magnificus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Catalan: ocell del paradís golablau
Czech: Rajka štítnatá
Danish: Pragt-riffelfugl
German: Prachtparadiesvogel, Pracht-Paradiesvogel
English: Magnificent or Eastern Riflebird, Magnificent Riflebird, Prince Albert Riflebird
Spanish: Ave Fusil Magnífica, Ave-del-paraíso Goliazul
Estonian: safiir-paradiisilind
Finnish: Hapsuviuhkasiipi
French: Paradisier gorge-d'acier, Paradisier gorge-d'acier ou P. grondeur, Paradisier magnifique
Hungarian: pompás paradicsommadár
Indonesian: Burung dewata bedil molek, Cenderawasih memenjat, Toowa Cemerlang
Italian: Uccello fucile magnifico
Japanese (romaji): oourokofuuchou
Japanese: オオウロコフウチョウ
Scientific: Falcinellus magnificus, Lophorina [magnifica or intercedens], Lophorina magnifica, Lophorina magnifica magnifica, Lophorina magnificus, Ptiloris [magnificus or intercedens], Ptiloris magnificus, Ptiloris magnificus magnificus
Lithuanian: Puikusis ptiloris
Dutch: Prachtgeweervogel
Norwegian: Safirparadisfugl
Polish: ozdobnik wspanialy, ozdobnik wspaniały
Russian: Волшебная райская птица
Slovak: Rajka nádherná
Swedish: Sköldparadisfågel
Ukrainian: Оздобник великий
Chinese: 丽色掩鼻风鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 麗色裙天堂鳥

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